{"id":13898,"date":"2024-07-28T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=13898"},"modified":"2024-07-29T02:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:54:45","slug":"joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2024\/07\/joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The coneflowers (echinacea) at the edge of my plot in the community garden are attracting a lot of butterflies and bees. Standing next to the flowers, I\u2019m enveloped in a cloud of flight. It makes me laugh out loud with joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to observe and identify each type of butterfly. The iPhone camera makes it easy. It ignored the pink flowers and focused on the insects. Not sure how that works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8757-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8757-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8757-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aphrodite Fritillary <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8755-1-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common wood nymph <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8754-1-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American painted lady<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Their names are stunning too. I was thinking of my dad, who used to take photos of butterflies on flowers. A successful snapshot made him very happy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just when I was satisfied with my photos of those three species, this handsome one showed up. How perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8753-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8753-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8753-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monarch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8752-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8752-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8752-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monarch\u2019s underwing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coneflowers (echinacea) at the edge of my plot in the community garden are attracting a lot of butterflies and bees. 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