Between the showers and the strong winds (the remnants of Storm Erin, from across the Atlantic), the sun did occasionally come out. And there, on our little Buddha ornament in the garden, a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly rested, as I watched from the kitchen.
I tried several times to sneak out and take a photograph, but each time it moved off, somewhere. Today, my image is a collage, as I had plenty of cut-out butterflies from my last post. The butterfly cut-out is a little larger than in real life, but I think Buddha will forgive me.
Stuck on his breast,
A butterfly;
Happy Buddha.
Ashley
A Different View 
Sweet! It does get tricky to catch a great scene before things rearrange.
Thank you Katelon, butterflies can be skittish. 🤗😊
It is so difficult to take a picture of a butterfly 🦋. So I find your idea brilliant. Buddha is happy with it it seems.
He is such a happy one. He makes one smile straight away. 😀
We’ll bring him in for the winter; don’t want him freezing! 🤗😊
That’s what we do too. You might have to knit him a jumper otherwise 🙂
lovely capture, Ashley! 💕
Thank you, Cindy. 🤗😊
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Very cute, Ashley – he really does look quite happy 😀
~David
Many thanks, David. 😊🙏
Perfect!
Dear Rosaliene, thank you. 🤗😊
Fabulous! Thank you for sharing. 🦋
My pleasure, Michele. 🤗😊
That would make me happy too! (K)
It made me smile too, but frustrated it kept flying off! 🤗😊
Butterflies are hard to capture.
Oh yeah, the Buddha is so happy…sure to forgive you, Ashley 😀
No butterflies today as it’s been raining steadily. I think he needs might need a brolly! I hope that would be appropriate. 🤗😊
My mother in law has this exact statue. She loves it
He always makes me smile, with or without a butterfly. 🤗😊
So lovely!🌻🌿🌺🌷🦋🦋
Thank you, Morag. 🤗😊
You are welcome.
lovely Budai statue! 🦋
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Thank you, Graham. I love butterflies too!
Nice haiga, Asheaf-san! Good idea for a collage! It is, indeed, difficult to get a good shot of a butterfly…they’re constantly moving.
Thank you Edo-sama! Hoping you’re feeling much better. 🙏
Look out for my next post….if they won’t sit still what’s the next best thing? 😊
oh wow, I really love this one! 😍
Thank you Migy, check my next post for more, with videos! 😘🙇♂️