My daughter captured this picture of a butterfly sitting on her hand, with the beach and the Indian Ocean in the background. (I am also in the picture, on the far right).
It was a cloudy but hot summer’s day at Elysium Beach on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. We were hunting for shells on the beach when we noticed a few butterflies floating in the shallow water. Most of them have drowned but this one still showed signs of being alive and my daughter carefully lifted it out of the water. After a little while, the butterfly started to open its wings and we realised that it was instinctively trying to sun-dry its waterlogged wings.
My daughter had her camera in her other hand and started taking photos of the butterfly who placidly remained sitting on her hand for quite a while. In this picture, it looks as if the two of them are having a serious conversation. After a few minutes, my daughter left it in a shady spot among the dense bushes lining the beach.
We never found out why the butterflies were in the water in the first place (could they have been thirsty and trying to drink the salt water?), but the brave little butterfly lives on in our memories.
IBMC #02 Freeze a foto challenge
I am taking part in the Incredible Blogger Marathon Challenge (IBMC). Prakash Hegade is the event organiser. The IBMC is a series of ten diverse tasks, set to prove the versatility of the participants. Read all my responses to this series here.
For this (the 2nd) challenge, you will pick up a photograph and describe the memories associated with it. You are welcome to do it on any kind of photograph. It could also be your thoughts on any random photograph. Your post will contain a photograph and a description of it. Add appropriate references if necessary. The length of the description can be wisely decided.
Travel460
Wat ń pragtige foto, Hester! En so uniek by die opdrag.
HesterLeyNel
Dankie, Una, hierdie is een van my gunsteling-fotos.
perdebytjie
Dis besonders, Hester!
HesterLeyNel
Dankie, By ☺
seegogga
Pragtig.Ek hou ook van sy boonste deurskynende vlerkies. Maar pasific ocean? Is jy seker dus nie die Indian ocean nie?
HesterLeyNel
Jy’s natuurlik reg – ek het dit ‘n week gelede al voorberei en geskeduleer. Het ook vanoggend gelag toe ek die fout raakgesien het.
Abrie Joubert
Ek het ook al ‘m oorsese blogger genooi wat in al die oseane wil swem om by ons in die pacific ocean te kom swem 🙂 🙂
HesterLeyNel
Dis oukei, ek het eendag ingedagte vir ‘n kliënt op pad Mauritius toe gevra of hy gaan vlieg of met sy kar gaan ry. In my eie verdediging – die vorige vyf kliënte vir die dag was almal op pad Zimbabwe toe en ons moes destyds hulle motorversekeringsvorms sertifiseer (exchange control) 😄
Abrie Joubert
🙂 miskien het die kliënt ‘n skeertuig!
Toortsie
Baie interessant!
Lewies Mymer
Pragtige foto. Die Kodak oomblik in die agtergrong gee diepte!
HesterLeyNel
Whaha – iemand het my raakgesien!
Prakash Hegade
That’s a splendid picture! Sure looks like having a conversation. 🙂
HesterLeyNel
Thank you ☺