Today would be what I could best describe as placid. Like calm water.
After getting a shower, doing the animal feeding frenzy we call “fandango” around here and getting some work done I set off to go see a new friend of mine in Warrenton, VA just south of my home.
We had a nice long conversation on such a broad set of topics it didn’t take long for a couple of hours to disappear. He’s a ham friend of mine now. It was nice to learn more about him, his family and his love of animals.
When I got there the first thing I noticed was all the monarch butterflies. They were everywhere. And I could walk right up to them and touch them, take pictures of them and otherwise be with them and it didn’t bother them a bit.
The butterflies were all different size, shapes and colors.
Then I drove to the Shenandoah mountains and what did I find? Yep, more butterflies. With the same behavior. I could get right up next to them without issue. Although this one seems like it’s a brand new butterfly.
I’m just doing my normal south-to-north “backwards” drive up Skyline where I stop at all my favorite places. Hogback overlook is one of them because of views like this.
You can click on any of the photos to enlarge them.
It was a nice day to be out in the country.