Little beauties

Just a short little post today, I wanted to share some little beauties that visited my garden today.  

Earlier I was checking on my gourd vines that are growing lots of leaves and no fruit, which at this late in the season does not make me happy.  All of a sudden I saw something out of the corner of my eye.  And there it was - a hummingbird moth hovering around the butterfly bush that is planted next to the gourd patch.    At that moment I did not have my camera, but I did have my phone and was able to shoot a short video.   A little while later I brought my camera with the longer lens out with me as I tried to move some gourd vines that were going where I didn't want them.  Gotta train those unruly vines!  Well there she was again, these tiny flowers must have a lot of good stuff in them for her to have been hanging around so long.  

As I stood, perched precariously on the steep slope that is at the upper part of the gourd patch, with camera in hand, there also came a few little skipper butterflies.  I never looked so close to these.  After reviewing my photos, I was struck by how fluffy these are.  Here is a cropped photo so you can see the adorable fluff.  This little skipper was resting on a gourd leaf, how sweet.

A black swallowtail butterfly came to visit as well!  There were two of them but the other was a bit spazzy and wouldn't stay in one place long enough for me to get a photo.  I have some dill planted just for these, since it is a favorite host plants for the caterpillars.  I am checking every day for eggs!

I know this isn't like one of my usual posts, but I wanted to share.  Thankful for these little beauties to remind me of slowing down and enjoying God's creation 🧡