In the Garden

I planted most of the flowers in my garden to attract either butterflies or hummingbirds. I'm so glad when my plan works. This shot was rather difficult to get...the butterfly kept flapping its wings (with apologies for causing a tornado on the other side of the planet), and I was using my cell phone, which has a huge delay in capturing the image. I had to tune in to the butterfly's rhythm to hit the button so that I would time it just perfectly to get the wings wide open. There are plenty of worse things you could do on a Sunday than to figure out a butterfly's next move.

Go Ahead, Make My Day

It doesn't take much to make someone's day...just a thoughtful gesture, an appreciative remark. What just made my day a little brighter? The author of a tremendous book that I reviewed for Earth Island Journal took time to tell my editor he enjoyed my critique by sending an e-mail that read: "My thanks to reviewer Audrey Webb. She read the book closely and well and, far better than most reviewers, understood and conveyed its message. I loved her closing image, and just "tweated" it on Twitter, at http://twitter.com/RobertEngelman."

Sweet.