Isn't she lovely? She posed a nice long time, until I said, "Um, Betsy...I think you've taken enough shots of her!" haha. Good thing the window was clean! lol....
haha...well, this side of the kitchen has clean windows. But I noticed the ones at the sink are filthy. lol.... Besides, you have clean walls in one room and I do not!
So, what do you use to wash your walls? You know, I vacuum mine occasionally but don't wash them...well, I spot clean dirty boy handprints, of course. lol....
well I'm pretty tall so the ones in the basement I can reach without anything like a chair/ladder but the ones up here I like to use a wall mop with a removable head. I used to work in housekeeping at a retirement home and that is what we used there. Works like a charm and is also great for ceilings. The handle extends. Sometimes I use it dry as well. It also works great to wax floors. Okay - I love my wall mop! It's a very handy thing! LOL
It is. I bought mine years ago so I'm not sure how it has changed by now. I use some Pine Sol or Mister Clean for a fresh clean smell. If you can't find one let me know, I'm sure I could find one for you. I bought mine in Ohio. (Holmes County) The Amish stores usually carry them.
Nothing much prettier than a Monarch Butterfly, is there? Soon they will be gone for another season. We didn't find any eggs or caterpillars this year, but I did learn that they like young, tender milkweed. Maybe I'll keep a young and tender patch down toward the blueberry bushes next year.
well, that's a good idea! We had lots of those common cabbage butterflies..the white and yellow ones and a few other kinds, but I think this is the first monarch I've seen this year!
Nope ha you make me smile I send you some pictures of the cake because is...bizarre LOL look the pictures. No they order all the food with the cook and all.
I took a few other shots but she was folding up her wings. This was the first shot I took...doesn't it usually happen that out of a dozen, the first one is best? lol....
It does! I think it's that sky and bits of cloud..and then because I focused on the butterfly, they are a bit out of focus...naturally, too...that that photoshop kind. ha.
Hello Betsy .. how beautiful! I love butterflies or flutterbies (the name my children decided to call them many, many years ago as children). Years ago I cared for an elderly lady who told me when a butterfly comes to visit you it was the soul of a love one departed. I always thought that this was a lovely belief to have! She was a beautiful woman. Hope you and all you're boys are well. Cheers Kath
Ooh, such a beautiful butterfly and a nice picture for sure. Butterflies are truly beautiful with all the beautiful colors which I am thinking the saying, "Beautiful as a butterfly." comes from. Your windows are really clean.
Great shot I swear they come to pose for you a whole lot Just sitting there Outside your lair Maybe word has gotten around That you show off all but a hound haha
Beautiful shot! When my boys were in elementary school, around the beginning of the school year we would walk down the road to a patch of milkweed to find the Monarch caterpillars. We'd bring them home and watch them form their cocoons and eventually emerge as gorgeous butterflies. Seeing your lovely photo is bringing back some fond memories!
Oh, that sounds so fun. Anita, who blogs and is on my sidebar (didyoubringyourcamera) took some gorgeous photos last year of the whole process from caterpillar to butterfly. It was amazing!
This is my all time favorite butterfly. I've been trying to capture one all summer but I haven't been able to. They quickly move on to the next yard and I'm left wasting camera battery waiting to see if the winds will return them. Luck you!
Good afternoon, Betsy! Love the Monarch. My daughter says she wants to be one for Halloween :)....Great to be back in the Blogosphere...And I see your son is engaged now? Wow...I've been gone too long. Stop by the Tea Society for a cuppa and a chat.
Wow! That is a gorgeous shot!
ReplyDeleteIsn't she lovely? She posed a nice long time, until I said, "Um, Betsy...I think you've taken enough shots of her!" haha. Good thing the window was clean! lol....
Deleteoh dear! the windows!! did you have to remind me of them? lol
Deletehaha...well, this side of the kitchen has clean windows. But I noticed the ones at the sink are filthy. lol.... Besides, you have clean walls in one room and I do not!
Deleteha, small consolation I suppose :) two rooms actually. gettin there.
DeleteSo, what do you use to wash your walls? You know, I vacuum mine occasionally but don't wash them...well, I spot clean dirty boy handprints, of course. lol....
Deletewell I'm pretty tall so the ones in the basement I can reach without anything like a chair/ladder but the ones up here I like to use a wall mop with a removable head. I used to work in housekeeping at a retirement home and that is what we used there. Works like a charm and is also great for ceilings. The handle extends. Sometimes I use it dry as well. It also works great to wax floors. Okay - I love my wall mop! It's a very handy thing! LOL
DeleteAnd it's called a wall mop if I look for one? Great! And do you use plain water or a little soap in it?
DeleteIt is. I bought mine years ago so I'm not sure how it has changed by now. I use some Pine Sol or Mister Clean for a fresh clean smell. If you can't find one let me know, I'm sure I could find one for you. I bought mine in Ohio. (Holmes County) The Amish stores usually carry them.
DeleteOK..thanks! I'll look for one! :)
DeleteNothing much prettier than a Monarch Butterfly, is there? Soon they will be gone for another season. We didn't find any eggs or caterpillars this year, but I did learn that they like young, tender milkweed. Maybe I'll keep a young and tender patch down toward the blueberry bushes next year.
ReplyDeletewell, that's a good idea! We had lots of those common cabbage butterflies..the white and yellow ones and a few other kinds, but I think this is the first monarch I've seen this year!
DeleteBreathtaking....Just love the background too..party in and out of focus. You are such a master with that camera. Beautiful shot!
ReplyDeletethe background is sky and leaves...I just zoomed in on the butterfly from inside the house. She was a beauty!
DeleteOve butterflies and this is absolutely beauty amazing picture Betsy like always:)
ReplyDeletethanks, dear....I loved the way she looked against the blue sky!
Deletehow was the wedding?
was just OK ha! so long to me:) lol
DeleteBetsy I think I never would take a picture so close like you :( hehe When I take butterflies are so far always LOL
well, I wasn't really close..I was inside and she was out! haha...I just used the zoom.
Deletea long wedding...haha...did you bake the cake?
Nope ha you make me smile I send you some pictures of the cake because is...bizarre LOL
Deletelook the pictures.
No they order all the food with the cook and all.
What a beautiful shot - you captured the details so well!
ReplyDeleteI took a few other shots but she was folding up her wings. This was the first shot I took...doesn't it usually happen that out of a dozen, the first one is best? lol....
Deletegreat pic love butterflies
ReplyDeletethanks, rebecca! They creep some people out, but I think they are really neat!
Deletebeautiful...the pic has a bit of a dreamy feel to it as well...butterflies are pretty cool...delicate beauty...
ReplyDeleteIt does! I think it's that sky and bits of cloud..and then because I focused on the butterfly, they are a bit out of focus...naturally, too...that that photoshop kind. ha.
DeleteHello Betsy .. how beautiful! I love butterflies or flutterbies (the name my children decided to call them many, many years ago as children). Years ago I cared for an elderly lady who told me when a butterfly comes to visit you it was the soul of a love one departed. I always thought that this was a lovely belief to have! She was a beautiful woman. Hope you and all you're boys are well. Cheers Kath
ReplyDeletefluttbies...haha...aw, how cute. Reminds me of psgetties here for spaghetti by Taylor. :)
Deletea soul departed...hmm, now I would love to know who that was! :)
gorgeous photo! you've captured it perfectly....
ReplyDeletehope you are having a good weekend!
xo
thanks heather...we are having a nice weekend...gorgeous weather, too!
DeleteOoh, such a beautiful butterfly and a nice picture for sure. Butterflies are truly beautiful with all the beautiful colors which I am thinking the saying, "Beautiful as a butterfly." comes from. Your windows are really clean.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
They just add to spring and summer, don't they? so pretty!
DeleteGreat shot
ReplyDeleteI swear they come to pose for you a whole lot
Just sitting there
Outside your lair
Maybe word has gotten around
That you show off all but a hound haha
They do come and pose!
Deleteor land on my toes!
Makes getting a photo nice and easy
I don't even have to say pretty pleasey!
lol....
Just shoo the cats away
DeleteBefore they eat them up and ruin the display haha
Beautiful shot! When my boys were in elementary school, around the beginning of the school year we would walk down the road to a patch of milkweed to find the Monarch caterpillars. We'd bring them home and watch them form their cocoons and eventually emerge as gorgeous butterflies. Seeing your lovely photo is bringing back some fond memories!
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds so fun. Anita, who blogs and is on my sidebar (didyoubringyourcamera) took some gorgeous photos last year of the whole process from caterpillar to butterfly. It was amazing!
DeleteI'll have to check that out!
DeleteGreat shot! You work wonders with that zoom lens of yours.
ReplyDeletethanks, dear....I do love the way this one turned out!
DeleteThis is my all time favorite butterfly. I've been trying to capture one all summer but
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to. They quickly move on to the next yard and I'm left wasting camera
battery waiting to see if the winds will return them. Luck you!
thanks deb...hey...having trouble getting on to your blog! Just wanted you to know that I've tried!
DeleteI think I could just sit there for hours looking out your window.....so pretty
ReplyDeleteIt is my favorite spot in the house...I'm very thankful for it!
DeleteShe's beautiful! I'm always glad to see a monach butterflyon it's migratuon south.
ReplyDeleteYes, they certainly didn't want to stay here long...it's damp and chilly today!
DeleteThis probably won't surprise you, but butterflies scare me too! They are pretty colors and nice to watch, but they are still a bug... lol
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised at all! haha..so, how do you feel about bees? :)
DeleteOH MY GOD Jax I dont beliebe:) Yes I believe but butterflies dear?? arent pretty and nice?? LOL
ReplyDeleteShe has bug issues. lol....
DeleteGood afternoon, Betsy! Love the Monarch. My daughter says she wants to be one for Halloween :)....Great to be back in the Blogosphere...And I see your son is engaged now? Wow...I've been gone too long. Stop by the Tea Society for a cuppa and a chat.
ReplyDeleteWell, hi there...I'd recognize that pretty face in a hat any day! So nice to see you...yes, I'll come visit!
Deleteso beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIsn't she? so lovely!
Deletegorgeous - i'd love to take a shot like that
ReplyDeleteseriously..anyone can...you just need daylight and a steady hand!
DeleteLove this photo!
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