Shades of purple

The top 2 iris were taken from John and Lindsey's first yard.

(They weren't into flowers, so I got lots!!!!)

This 3rd photo is the same one that I bought as a pink iris,

that I showed a macro of yesterday.

Notice the last photo has my first American Painted Lady butterfly of 2009.

By the time I got my lens changed he was gone, so I was glad I snapped this one.

American Painted Lady and Skipper

The American Painted Lady and the Skipper danced around this Liatris for awhile.

American Painted Lady Butterfly

I go outside on Friday and see the Monarch, the next day I don't see it again. But I do see an American Painted Lady. I believe planting the Liatris was worth the effort.
American Painted Lady is a lot more rare than the Monarch.

I took one photo of an American Painted Lady last year before it flew off.

I never did see it again.

I hope this one hangs around for a while.

But if not I enjoyed it while it was here.

It hung upside down a lot and that is why most of the phtotos look upside down.

I was concentrating so much on the Painted Lady I did not see the bee until I was at the computer.