cornerofmadness

a couple months ago my sister in law said that the day we went out Christmas shopping someone got her credit card numbers. I didn't see anything on MY account until today when I've learned a few of my cards have been preemptively canceled and reissued (nothing like taking 6 months)

The stores that got their database stolen TJ MAxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, AJ Wright and 'related stores' just in case you want to take a look at your cards.

So...picspam
Franklin Conservancy photos

Japanese Lantern

no idea what kind of palm it is but it looked freaky

Dale Chihuly art in the desert room

what I aspire to create some day

Now entering the Butterfly zone in the Tropical room

More Chilhuly glass in the koi pond

Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

And now for my special captures

I just liked the staghorn fern in the background

Same butterfly up close This bugger actually sat on me for a while

The next one has a history. There were two butterflies I chased for over an hour (because I'm a patient hunter) the Scarlet Mormon (a 4 year old ruined that shot) and the Common Morpho which has brilliant electric blue wings. I chased and I chased this fellow. In the process I got lots of pictures of some ulgy brown dude with frilly edged wings. FINALLY the morpho sets down next to me and folds up those beautiful blue wings...and he's the butt ugly brown butterfly I've taken a dozen shots of. Argh

Common Morpho

Common Morpho meets Chihuly

Orange Cthulu

350+ year old Buttonwood

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