Reflections on a Common Daisy and its Trio of Visitors

Hmmm, in the full bloom
of summer, can a common Daisy be a highlight?

I am stuck inside again
this weekend rehabbing my temperamental back. It pains me greatly not to be
outdoor in the arms of Mother Nature in the full bloom of summer. Alas, I can
only live vicariously once again through photos taken earlier this year.

Simplicity is the theme
of this post as I look back at moments when the Daisy provided the showcase for
delicate denizens of the grass.

This Pearl Crescent
nestles down on a Daisy for a rest break before using it as a launching pad for
another foray. The Daisy nods into the perch of the Crescent in deference to
it.

This Long-horned Beetle
chooses a Daisy as the stage to pause and ponder life. The world holds its
breath for a moment to freeze-frame this portrait of simplicity.

In this photo, a Daisy
plays host to a European Skipper with its line-etched orange attire. The green
stalks of foliage to the right take the form a forest in miniature sheltering
the skipper.

Three living metaphors
for the elegant simplicity of nature as summer lounges in the lazy days of
July.

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