Jul 292014
Eleven days ago, I paid a late-day visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. A stunning array of lilies and water lilies was in bloom, and dragonflies were everywhere. There were some butterflies, too, to round out my adventures. The first photograph is of a Pineapple Lily. I did not get the opportunity to identify any of the other flowers. The dragonflies are male Blue Dashers (Pachydiplax longipennis), while the butterfly is a Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus). The last photo is of a female Blue Dasher perched on a tomato cage on my back porch. I figured that she belongs with the males, although in this case, they are actually separated by a couple dozen miles.
