A Monarch on the Mimosa . . . on Monday

Our Mimosa Tree in is covered with fluffy, pink, lightly scented flowers and they attract butterflies, moths, and even a humming bird sometimes!
So when I saw this critter flitting around, I went out for some "catch me if you can" butterfly shots. It included quite a lot of squinting, and flipping back and forth between the viewfinder and my eyes and lots of "Where'd it go now?".

Not surprisingly, miss Monarch spent a lot of time out of focus, but I decided it gave the pictures a floaty, dreamy, and almost ethereal feel. What do y'alls think?

Oh, yeah, and sometimes I got sidetracked by the beautiful foliage....which is just as pleasing as the flowers actually.

God Bless!

                             

                                                  ~Jenny  ♥

The edges sparkle with light

This was the same morning as the "lightly frosted pine needles", with just enough tiny, delicate dewdrops to make the leaves shimmer, and the edges sparkle with light.

        
                                 ~Jenny

Mimosa tree

Our Mimosa tree is actually native to New Mexico and not Kansas, so it usually doesn't leaf out until early June and or bloom until July. This year however, with the warm weather this spring, it leafed out late April and was blooming by in May!

 Last year I had mostly tried to get a picture of the illusive humming bird that visits in the morning and evening and didn't really focus on the flowers and leaves themselves. But this year the humming bird has yet to show, so in the meantime I'll content myself with the fluffy, delicate pink flowers, and symmetrical leaves. =)



My sister actually took this picture , with my camera , and it's a really good compostion .  =)



I really liked the way the light lit up one side of the leaflets, and left the other side darker.