TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Little BLue Flutterbies

My garden, or at least the few flowers that bloom, 

are covered with little blue-grey butterflies

just about every one of my chrysanthemum 

flowers has one or two of them

sipping nectar for all they are worth

sweet little things fluttering about the bush

like smoke

Linking to 

TODAY'S FLOWERS

and

I Heart Macro

TODAY'S FLOWERS - Savour the Day

Got up early this morning and went to the country market.

That was a joy in itself -

after getting all the greens for the piglets and some provisions 

for myself,

I also treated myself to a pot of chrysanthemums in this

lovely bright and joyful shade of red.

Although the sun had hidden, they still glowed

and brandished their golden centres like beacons.

My one and only flowering rose had bestirred itself and was

catching up on lost time over our too dry summer.

Two bright spots in my heart and garden.

Hope there are some in yours too!

Shadow Shot Sunday & TODAY'S FLOWERS - Chrysanthemums

Bright sunlight playing with a bunch of chrysanthemums,

Throwing prickly shadows

then changing tack and softening the mood

putting more emphasis on the flowers

or highlighting the flowers against the dark shadows.