Monday, September 19, 2011

The joy of nature




Spring is trying to arrive here in Adelaide and I was lucky enough to take a photo of a black and orange Monarch Butterfly the other day whilst walking around my area.

Butterflies represent hope and beauty to me and I'm very lucky to see so many near the hills where I live now.



This butterfly almost seemed like it had a death wish for a while, because it kept circling back and forth around me and nearly dived into my face at one point! But then it flew down onto a bush quite close to me and I quickly took a few shots while I could.

I also saw about 3 0r 4 Sulphur Crested Cockatoos all on one tree, 2 parrots, I think they were Rosellas, and a couple of Kookaburras.

I'm so grateful for nature. Exploring the world around us is a great way to forget the stress of everyday life, even if just for a little while. It also helps me brainstorm ideas to think of adjectives for descriptions! For example, one day I was taking note of as many adjectives as I could to describe the water going down a creek. I came up with a few like... flowing, gushing, gurgling, trickling, swirling and etcetera.


Anyway, back to my homework I shall go, wish me luck! XD

*Katz*

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