SO SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS

A few days ago, from the balcony of my apartment, I saw the glittering butterfly – Common yellow swallowtail . There was no chance of photographing. This morning I went to work on the garden. After work I spotted this butterfly on a leaf of basil. I looked and decided to go home for the equipment and to photograph. It is about 300m in both directions. I did not expect him to wait. Well, I came back, took pictures from different distances, and he did not even move. Then 2 hours later I was back in the garden, and the butterfly was still sitting. I thought he was not in good shape, but when I got about 80cm away, the butterfly flew away. So sometimes it happens.Here are some photos of this great butterfly.

just before the harvest

I really like this period just before the harvest. Gradually ripening cereals. From the different shades of green to the shades of gold in the sunset, the fields look wonderful. Here and there on the copper and road of the road are blooming various wild fragrant flowers. The smell of flowers and ripening cereals, especially in the early morning and after sunset, filled the air.
Now there is no such crop variety as it was 50-60 years ago. The huge areas of the fields are covered by high dark green corn. Only here and there buckwheat and facelies are grown mainly by beekeepers.

and butterflies

Continuous rains and strong winds are not conducive to macro photography of nature, especially butterflies. The warmth, silence and sunshine are conducive to butterflies. Today's afternoon is more or less like this. I have not met many species on the meadow. Difficult place for shooting in tall grass. There are places more interesting but not near. Here are some pictures of my trip. All the species I've photographed before, but something else is different.

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)                green-veined white (Pieris napi)

ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)                the marbled white(Melanargia galathea)

after storm

Since mid-June the weather has changed suddenly. Very dry May confused torrential rains were mixed with hail. Very strong winds have done a lot of damage. In our village we were lucky. We were overwhelmed with torrential rains and hail and only on June 29 a violent storm knocked down many trees and we did not have electricity 24 hours a day. Here are some photos of the evening after the storm.