Beautiful butterfly
Shining like mother of pearl
A painting of fleeting delicacy
Poised to fly to freedom
Through the silver rain —
Reminding me that joy comes when you least expect it
And that transformation can lead to great beauty.
For more loveliness, please visit: The Creative Exchange and Communal Global.
Sadly, My World is not continuing but I’d like to continue documenting the small unseen miracles of life here anyway. Rest in peace Klaus Peter.
Lady Fi 
Lovely post and wonderful set of butterflies! Love those in the last picture! So cute;o)
Thanks for sharing;o)
¤ Have a nice and happy week ¤
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The dark butterfly against the colorful bokeh is such a beautiful contrast ♥
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lady, I love your butterflies of joy 🙂
thank you for sharing
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—And Lady, Fi, what a wonderful world you have 🙂
“Reminding me that joy comes when you least expect it.”
isn’t that whtat butterflies are like? Floating by with their fire orange & lemon yellow at the most
unexpected times?!
PS. your children are beautiful.
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My favorite butterflies are the ones in the last picture…beautiful!
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Beautiful words and stunning, poignant images to complement your thoughts.
I heard about the passing of Klaus on a another page, he must be dearly missed…
xox
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I’ve been reading about butterflies lately…how they’re a good omen. While running on trails recently, I saw dozens of butterflies. I intend to add a few to a tattoo on my shoulder. Your children are beautiful.
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Such beautiful photo’s I love butterflies.
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Ooh..la..la!! I love them all but the portrait of the anklebiters! (I’ve always wondered why you call them that!) WHOA!! Totally pro! Did you get a new lens by chance?
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Anklebiters is a common name for kids in some parts of the world. j
Thanks for your kind comment. No new lens – just a bit of a sepia tint to bring out the eyes.
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the first couple are so cool…just a glimpse and rather mysterious…butterflies are sky dancers and bring much beauty…as do kids…great snap of them as well!
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These are lovely thoughts and beautiful pictures — especially the last one.
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Love the symbolism of butterfly morphing into beautiful children.
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Hi there, Your butterfly photos are great but that next to the last one is AWESOME…What handsome kids…
Hugs,
Betsy
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Such a feeling of peace in your post of the butterfly on the windowsill! And those children are two of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!
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Beautiful photos as always and it’s a great photo of your kids…. one you should have framed!
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Beautiful surprise picture at the end of this post! Your world in photos is just too fantastic not to visit regularly. 🙂
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wow, I am loving your blog..you are so talented! I especially love the butterfly against the silvery rain as you put it…simply gorgeous….also in love with those beautiful smiling faces! 🙂
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How beautiful, beautiful and beautiful these images are!!!!!! And a butterfly against the silver rain is fabulous. And a portrait is so special and so unique. You have a very beautiful imagination and a great talent.
I am very impressed and touched by these amazing pictures.
Greetings from Kaya.
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Beautiful images and I love the title: Butterflies of Joy!
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I love these shots, especially that first very unique butterfly photo. And you definitely have a talent for photographing children!
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I wasn’t aware that MY World isn’t continuing anymore I still have a post today.
I have to find somehting to do on my MOndays. Hope your week goes smoothly for you.
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That last photo is priceless! Wonderful reminder about the surprises life holds in store for us!
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Gutsy Living took the words right out of my mouth. 🙂 Love the smiles on your children!
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Ephemeral beauties. As so much of life is. Thanks for the reminder.
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Very beautiful butterfly pictures ! I haven’t seen one in ages
I have a post for “My World” I am sure somebody will take it over, maybe under another name.
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These are lovely shots. Great portrait of the beautiful children.
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It is really a beautiful post! Your picture is lovely and so are your children.
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Sweet shots!
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Oh my.. these are lovely.. but those faces even more so.
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Beautiful photos.
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Some really superb photography happening here! “Beautiful”! Thank you!!!
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The butterfly can’t wait to see the world outside! 😉
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I LOVE butterflies!
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Your children are beautiful!!!
And I love the background of the third photo!
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Fantastic photos! I like them very much, all of them… 🙂
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These photographs are wonderful, and what beautiful children you have!
Thank you so much for sharing these today at The Creative Exchange.
Sending you wishes for a beautiful Tuesday!
lisa.
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You’ve made the moth beautiful in yr pics by yr joyful expressions:)
TQ for visiting n commenting on my post Sun Sparkle.
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Wonderful and heart-warming. Thank you!
Some of us who host MWT were surprised to see our names signed to a note on the blog that MWT would be ending. We feel strongly that it should continue. We will have to create a new blog because we were stripped of access to showyourworld.blogspot.com. We will get it together over the next few weeks. Please keep posting!
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Such a lovely post and such happy faces.
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I can’t get over how much the kids have grown since I met them. They’re really starting to look like young adults!
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Those moments of joy are perfect. I think many of those who posted to My World will continue to post in this way each week — and think of him and the work he (and the other hosts) did to make that meme such fun.
Your kids are growing up! Adorable picture of them (although I doubt they would like that word.)
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That’s a great job.I wonder if you could take a such shot.
If I go near to them, they run away soon.
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Wonderful shots of butterfly.
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great shot of the children. And I like the shot where the butterfly seem to look out the window.
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Exquisite and very sharp focus, a delight to look into these butterflies. Beautiful portraits, I love the colors and the serenity and joy of the eye.
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Fjärilar är jag svag för – så fint! 🙂
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Gorgeous. The butterflies and the kiddos.
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I needed the reminder today – thank you!
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Oh wow!! Look at those gorgeous macro shots of th ebutterflies! Simply beautiful!
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Your children are such gems! I love how happy they look. You’ve absolutely made my day 😀
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stunning image,,, wow… you capture very well,,, nicely done Fiona
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Fluttering love, always shown here my friend.
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That butter fly is just amazing!
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Kul att du vill hänga på i WWF – glöm inte att länka tillbaka – hittar inte länk till http://fotokedjor.blogspot.com/
Vilken fin bild på barnen!
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These are not technical/botanical pictures of butterflies. These are poetic images and I truely love them!!
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Wonderful butterfly photos – the third one is such a poignant image to me. Fabulous shot of the two children!
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Lovely photo’s and beautiful children. We haven’t seen too many butterflies here this year, and they never stay still long enough for me to catch them with my camera!
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A gorgeous post with a beautiful, beautiful ending!
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I saw tons of butterflies today!
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Love the butterfly shots!
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You masterfully show us nature’s wonder
then show us it’s PEAK!
Blessed beautiful people-
Comfort Spiral
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I just love the 1st picture!! A butterfly looking at its best 🙂
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this is such a energetic post!
thank you for your condolences Lady. hugs.
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A few weeks ago a butterfly flew into our open kitchen window and made his way all the way upstairs to my bedroom…. it was such an adventure to follow him around as he discovered our house….
then after a few minutes, he found his way out the upstairs window…
but for those few minutes, I felt like I was in the presence of something amazing.
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Joy comes when you least expect it… when you have beauty in your heart… and you do. Unique butterfly macros and your children are a delight to see… their love for you radiates from their smiles.
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Oh, Fi – that is a great portrait of the children! They are beautiful butterflies.
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What a wonderful post and fantastic portrait.
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I scrolled through these butterfly shots so many times!! They are all beautiful!!
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I am sorry about your friend.
The children are beautiful.. but they look a little mischevious:)
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Fiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!! What a post!!! It’s wonderful and I wasn’t expecting the last truly wonderful shot!! And wow, how one summer can transform kids… Yes, so much change like with butterflies!! 🙂
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Wonderful photos!
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