Monday, March 18, 2013

Skipping Into Spring




Always jump in the puddles! Always skip alongside the flowers. The only fights worth fighting are the pillow and food varieties.
Terry  Guillemets

Today is the last day of winter!!! So I am skipping forward into spring with these pictures I took of skippers on flowers. Skippers are moth-like butterflies, you can see they have very short wings and it sometimes looks like they have four wings. They are named skippers because when they fly, they seem to skip along in short fast bursts. I love their flat black eyes. So come, skip with me into spring, and always stop along the way to smell the flowers.


 “Teach us to live wisely and well! Come back, God—how long do we have to wait?— and treat your servants with kindness for a change. Surprise us with love at daybreak; then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.”
Psalm 90

30 comments:

SquirrelQueen said...

Oh Ginny, you are making me wish spring would hurry up and get here. Both your flowers and those little skippers are beautiful. I can't wait to see both of them in my yard again.

Reanaclaire said...

Oh I love spring.. i hope it wont be so cold in Scotland! I have plans to go there next month.. :)

Unknown said...

Beautiful, I'm ready, ready, ready!!!

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MadSnapper said...

so beautiful, the flowers and the skipping butterfly. that was one sport this old fatty could do when i was young, skip skip skip to the lou and skipping rope... i hope spring skips in to your area soon... we saw a solid white butterfly this week, never seen one like it and it was doing the skip like you describe here.

Alice said...

I'm ready for spring too! I love the color of the flowers here.

Karin said...

Oh, for the breath of spring, flutterbyes, and gorgeous greens and fancy flowers!! Have a great day!

Mary Bergfeld said...

Would that are flowers were ready ro pop like that. Our plum and pear trees are in bloom and the hellibores and daffodils are up, so it won't be long before we, too, have a riot of color in our yards. In the meantime, I'll just look at yours :-). Have a wonderful day, Ginny. Blessings...Mary

Shug said...

Sure do like these Easter pink colors...Gorgeous header.
We have blooms everywhere down here in the South...loving me some Spring

Melanie said...

Those flowers are beautiful, Ginny! My daffodils got snowed on yesterday. It's hard to predict what kind of weather we'll have this time of year. :-)

From the Kitchen said...

Beautiful!! The last day of winter here is very windy and cold. I hope tomorrow is calm and mild.

Best,
Bonnie

LV said...

I love spring and summer. We have had some nice days, but terribly windy. However, they are predicating colder days next week. Perhaps it will really be spring come April. Loved seeing all your lovely flowers and the little bees.

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Marie said...

It's so beautiful!!!!! I LOVE your header and pics, Ginny!!! This makes me so happy! Thank you for the spring fever!!

Linda said...

Beautiful and refreshing post!

Rose said...

Wow....love these, Ginny. They are so fresh and bright and lovely!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi Ginny, Old Man Winter is not quite finished with us yet. It's cold here this morning... It may be officially spring --but I'd never know it.. ha

Great set of photos.
Hugs,
Betsy

DawnTreader said...

Doesn't feel like the end of winter here either, for a while yet... in spite of what the calendar tells us!

Ruth Kelly said...

Sooooooo ready for spring.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Oh wow! These are amazing. Thanks for the refreshment these pictures bring.Don't know if you got my reply to the Facebook question,but the app I used is called Frame Specialist and yes,it is for the iPad as well.

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Love your pink blog look, Ginny! I can't wait for warmer weather and being able to see the butterflies and flowers!! Pretty shots!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

I can't wait! Spring is my favorite season :-)

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Spring and Fall are my favorites...but last night we got snow...HO..HO..HO!...:)JP

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Spring and Fall are my favorites...but last night we got snow...HO..HO..HO!...:)JP

Filip and Kristel said...

Great macro's Ginny, love the yellow parts, we are still waiting for the spring.

Greetings,
Filip

Ann said...

I will gladly skip into spring with you and I will try and ignore the snow falling outside my window :)

Chatty Crone said...

I am with you girl - I am reading for spring. I love your pink! So tell me - is your blog design one you had to buy or did you find it? Love, sandie

eileeninmd said...

Lovely flowers and skipper. Spring is a beautiful time of the year. Happy Spring.

George said...

The calender may say 'Spring', but the weatherman down here says 'Snow. Which should I believe? Your photos definitely make me think of Spring.

momto8 said...

I would love love at daybreak!!
We are impatiently waiting for spring as we watch the snow flurries...

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