Boats, Birds, Butterflies & Blooms ...

Summer Vacation has "officially" begun ...

We took a 2 hr cruise ...

and enjoyed the views from a 100 year old vessel ...

when we stepped off the ferry, we stopped for lunch, then walked around the island and

took LOTS of photos :-)

So occupied in sipping up the moisture from the Butterfly bush

I was able to take many photos of the Red Admiral Butterfly .

Then the Red Spotted Purple landed on the hydrangea...

Such a pretty butterfly ...

and beautiful gardens ...

"Just living is not enough" said the butterfly

"One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower"

~Hans Christian Anderson~
Happy August!