With spring set to arrive officially on Friday at 3:45 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, I thought a splash of natural color would only be appropriate. I captured this Gulf Fritillary butterfly flitting among sand dunes on Main Beach, Fernandina Beach, FL in late January. The white spots on each wing indicate that it was a male.
“A sign of spring” is my photo of the week. Let’s hope we all see many more such signs in the days and weeks ahead.
Writer, marketer, columnist, author, photographer, birder, walker, hiker, husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, township trustee, converted Anabaptist, community activist, my life is crammed with all things people and nature and wonder. My late father gave me this penchant for giving and getting the most out of life, my late mother the courtesy, kindness, and creativity to see the joy in life. They both taught me to cherish the people I am with. I try and fail and try again.
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Well, it snowed a bit here, too. And my wife reported the ground covered with snow in VA. I had other photos I could have used, but I just needed this splash of orange to brighten these gray OH days.
Roadkill Crossing 
Beautiful!
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Thank you.
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As I look at your beautiful photo, it is snowing outside. Sigh. I hope your butterfly can tide me over until the thaw!
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Well, it snowed a bit here, too. And my wife reported the ground covered with snow in VA. I had other photos I could have used, but I just needed this splash of orange to brighten these gray OH days.
Bruce
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