Swallowtail Flutterby

     I have been attempting each day to shot a few photos using my new macro lens. Yesterday morning before going to the Cohasset Arts Festival, I found this willing subject sipping nectar on my mock orange bush.
     The colors on the underside of the butterfly are a bit more muted.

     This butterfly was missing a section of its wing, but it didn't appear to hamper its flight at all.

Lastly, here's a poppy from my friend Donna's garden. I only had my compact camera with me, but it did a good job capturing it.

A Few More Flower Close-ups

      Normally, I'm not happy when we have a stretch of rainy weather, but it has provided me with some lovely photographic opportunities.  These raindrops were on a long drooping limb of a mock orange bush that I had meant to cut back. I'm glad that I didn't get around to doing so. Below, here is a photo of the mock orange blossoms.

A clump of spiderwort is blooming in the front corner of my garden.

In the large planters on my porch, this year I have planted pink dahlias and pink verbena.

I'm really enjoying my new macro lens.