Natural Macro Monday

Now why, would this pretty butterfly be sitting on the gravel when there's such a pretty flower nearby?

I'm not a fan of Irises, but I love the tiny Water Irises.

Silly butterflies!

They were even on poop - why not on the flowers?!

I feel very fortunate to have found these tiny wild orchids! I think they're Calopogon tuberosus, but don't hold me to that.

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)

a bandit and wild orchids

I’m always delighted to find a patch of this Wisconsin wildflower. The pink ladyslipper (Cypripedium acaule) is one of Wisconsin’s wild orchids.

There’s a wayside near Necedah where they grow, I’ve yet to find them in other areas - but maybe someday.

They're a rather large orchid, maybe the size of an Iris. . .

A little further down the road this raccoon crossed our path.

He crossed the ditch and came out wet on the other side. “Bye Bandit!”

and still further down the road I found a field of blue. Lupine is very important to the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly - I tried to find the butterfly, but all I found was lupine. Someday though I will see one!