From the archives

Taken at the Butterfly Garden at the Peggy Noteabart Nature Museum last summer. It's one of the first photos I took with my then-new Nikon D80.

Butterfly from two angles

No idea what kind of butterfly it is, but it was striking!



The detail and pattern of the wing astonished me (best seen in large).



He looks so fierce from this direction. :)

Also, my Beach From Above shot was selected as the Focus, People, Focus feature on the Chicagoist this Friday. I'm so flattered!

Three Butterflies

Taken at the Peggy Notebart Nature Center, in the middle of downtown Chicago.





I love his polka-dotted body!



Can you see him actually drinking from the orange slice?

I love my new camera!

I finally got my dream camera, the Nikon D80. I still have much to learn about it, but for now, it's a lot of fun.




A lot of fun.



I mean it!

Sachem butterfly

Now that we're at the end of a cold and wet week, I thought a throwback to the summer might be needed. I have no idea what kind of moth or butterfly this is, but I loved it against the bright green of the leaf. (Update: a little investigation on Flickr and Google has informed me that this is a Sachem Skipper.)

In related news, my photos have been getting selected for use on a couple of Chicago blogs! Yesterday, I was published on The Chicagoist, and the day before that, I was selected for the daily Rearview on Gaper's Block. Yay, I'm starting to get some notice!

Butterfly on Milkweed

One of the best parts of living in the Midwest is seeing all the prairie land come to life in the spring and summer. Between the various and multiple flowers blooming, one after the other, and the butterflies and birds coming to feed, no two days are the same. More prairie shots can be found in a set at Flickr.