Both of these photos were taken on October 21st in Southern California at a Farm in Moorpark.
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Photobucket is holding all my photos from 2007-2015 hostage and demanding a ransom for me to access them. I’m slowly cleaning up many of my posts where PB have added ugly black and grey boxes where my photos used to be. So frustrating!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
The butterfly and flower look perfect together. Lovely colors.
Paz
WOW! Very nice captures,Ellen! Have a great week ahead!~
Wow! I’m so impressed that you got such great butterfly shots! I was so interested in the butterfly I forgot to look closely at the sunflowers!
Our family is in need of new cameras. I’m curious what you use. You have so many wonderful close up shots. These are wonderful shots.
Ellen! That’s a absolutely gorgeous shot with the butterfly on it 🙂
Wow! Awesome shots, Ellen! AWESOME!!!
Oh Ellen! You always have such gorgeous images; but I’m completed spellbound with this first one – amazing capture!
The second is great too; I just love the first one more.
The butterfly love flowers. Great photos.
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Love your use of perspective, and the bonus butterfly too! lovely!
Wonderful photos of a late Wanderer Butterfly on those oh so beautiful sunflowers, especially the russet one.
These shots are incredible! And the added magic of a butterfly on the beautiful ochre textures of the flower is brilliant!
Amazing butterfly pictures, Ellen! I know how hard butterflies are to capture in a photo.
I love the butterflies on the flower.
Ellen, seriously you should be making prints and selling them. . .you could have a 3rd home in Beautiful British Columbia . . . how fun would that be?
Hi, Ellen
Nice graphics, excellent macros, the butterfly was a special gift.
I appreciate your sharing and participation.
Denise & Santilli – Team TF
WOW – Ellen, that is such an amazing shot. You impress me being able to capture such a poignant shot!!!!
Wow and wow! That first one is just first rate. You have done well! Thanks for a great post, and thanks for your nice words on my blog.