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I think this is a Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae).
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Monday 31 October 2011 - Day 10 - Trek Surke (2,300m / 7,546ft) to Phakding (2,640m / 8,661ft )
According to our itinerary, this was to be our last day as a fivesome as we were due to rendezvous with the Everest sirdar, our trio of fellow Three High Peakers and their porters at Phakding this morning. However, we woke to find the cloud had descended to ground level, and it didn't lift much all day. Little did we realise that last evening's glimpse of blue sky and a snowy peak was to be our last of either for another seven days... October/November peak trekking season in this part of the world, due to the "normal" weather conditions being cloudless blue skies, and the "inclement weather" caused havoc as bad weather = no flights, and we'd spent 6 days walking from the nearest roadhead....
The path to/from Lukla joined the main trail during our morning's walk, and we saw a lot more people today than for a long time. Lots of glum faces, hardly a "hello" amongst them - with hindsight, everyone must have been fretting about their chances of getting back the KTM in time for their international flight home. Still, we were cheery, passing plenty of well maintained mani walls under atmospheric cloud shrouds as we walked through Chaurikharka (2,760m / 9,055ft) and Chheplung (2,660m / 8,727ft), where we also just caught a glimpse of the Bhutan-esque gompa clinging to the mountainside. Lots of orchards and farms here too, and Daa Waa pointed out a small spritely blue and yellow crested bird in a bush, which put on a great performance. I think Daa Waa said it was a woodpecker, but it put me in mind of a blue tit.
At our tea stop by the river crossing at Thado Kosi we crossed paths with Brit+Kiwi, before continuing on through prosperous paved Ghat (lots more mani walls/stones and prayer wheels), and up to Phakding - the biggest place we'd seen since Jiri!
In the warmth of the sun room at Jo's Garden (which has been renamed the Himalayan Eco Resort, and is a sister operation to the Eco Lodge we stayed at in Lobuche), we tucked into a late lunch of veg pakora and papar (pancakes) whilst earwigging to a contest of traveller's one-up-manship between a Dutch father/daughter duo and a pair of Canadian ladies. Left to our own devices for the afternoon, while Daa Waa tried to find out what was happening with our fellow trekkers-to-be, we decided to do a spot more acclimatisation and cultural exploration, and walked up the trail to the Pema Chholing monastery. A good decision, as the path took us between stone walled fields and then up through pine forests giving a good view out over Phakding and the torrential Dudh Kosi down below. At the monastery, a monk opened up the main prayer hall for us and then showed us upstairs to the store of prayer books, masks, hats, trumpets and drums - all of which were very similar to items we'd seen in use at the Paro festival in Bhutan. Magic.
Back at base, we pottered around in our huge room, unpacking/repacking to take account of the change in weather conditions (it had started raining on our way back), and I decided to test out the Hot Shower in our En Suite.... only to realise that the heat is solar powered, and there hasn't been much sun... still my hair got its first wash for a while!
The bad weather meant that Phakding was a ghost town once the overnighters and Namche arrivals had departed for Lukla, and so having adjourned to the dining room we read the guide book, played travel scrabble and cards, and ate in splendid isolation - warmed by the yak dung powered stove in the middle of the room. I took the chance to recharge my camera battery too - at the time 200 (?) rupees seemed pricey... little did I know! After dinner, we chatted with Daa Waa for a while and he told us that we would be continuing up to Namche tomorrow in the hope that the other three would be able to fly in and catch up with us there in the next day or two... On the bright side, it meant one more day with the lovely Kumar and Mingma!
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2024 Photograph, Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis senne, Pierid Butterfly Family, Pieridae, Order Lepidoptera), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2024.
A butterfly in the wintertime!! We see them on warm days here in Florida in the winter. If the temp rises high enough, they will fly.
The turquoise surprised me on this one.
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Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly?
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This small to mid-sized butterfly was photographed in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo on 1 September 2011.
"Their range is wide, from South America to southern Canada, in particular southwestern Ontario. They are most common from Argentina to southern Texas and Florida, but are often visitors outside this range becoming more rare further north." Wikipedia.
nectaring on Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans [= rutilans]). Pineapple Sage is a late-summer/fall blooming perennial salvia with brilliant red flowers that attract butterflies and migrating (or resident) hummingbirds. it's name comes from the pineapple scent released when the leaves are crushed. as with all sages, no part of the plant is poisonous, and the leaves can be used in cooking, salads, or even used to make tea or flavoring for tea. it's low maintenance, fairly drought-tolerant, and easily propagated from cuttings.
It was a beautifull day in Wellington, wind and cloudless. So we decided to go and take some pictures of the sunset. Sommes Island is in the foreground.
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) adult on host plant, Fabaceae- Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), 10/27/2023, The Landings Sparrow Field “Pollinator Garden Berm”, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga.
Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) during fall butterfly count
NPS Photo/ Carmen Aurrecoechea
Alt text: A pale green butterfly rests on a leafy branch.
Explore Oct 16, 2011 #422
Click image to see this one on black. Notice the arching proboscis inserted in the flower for sipping nectar!
Ah, the contrasts of Mother Nature! Such transcendent reds and greens. Bright, vibrant and at the same time fragile and delicate! I love the morning light in this image.
Cloudless sulphur butterflies are common garden butterflies in eastern North America from Canada to Florida. They overwinter in the Deep South and begin migrating northward in spring. Several species of wild and garden plants serve as larval hosts and nectar plants.
These large, yellow butterflies have a wingspan between 2.5 and 3 inches. Males are usually solid yellow and females may be yellow, greenish-white or yellow-orange. The females have a black margin on the upper side of their wings. The caterpillars are slender and green or yellow. The body is covered with small black bumps.
Cloudless sulphur butterflies lay their eggs on larval host plants. When the eggs hatch, the young caterpillars immediately begin feeding on the leaves. Larval hosts include partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata), sensitive pea (C. nictitans), sickle-pod senna (C. obtusifolia), coffee senna (C. occidentalis), wild senna (C. hebecarpa) and candle plant (C. alata).
Adult cloudless sulphur yellows feed by sipping nectar from flowers. Nectar sources include azaleas (Rhododendron spp.), Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha), autumn sage (S. gregii) and golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta).
Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae, Salvia
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
See my sets Florida Butterflies. And Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
before we knew it, we were swapped by the sea which slowly crept up behind us, from the usual 'point to the sun' photograph i decided to turn it around on the sea front as there wasn't much interest in the sky.
In large
Like jumping in the breeze, falling in the sea
You live up there....
Like things you try to keep, moments as you sleep
You live up there....
And you were angels in her hair,
As warm as summer air...you live up there
Like jumping in the breeze, falling in the sea
You live up there....
It feels like fields in June and spring
And lots of happy things... you live up there....
Like the things that never go away
And all the things you love
And all the moments that never end
And all the things you tried to say
You live up there, you live up there....
Higher than the sky, higher than you eye,
You live up there
Higher than the clouds, higher than the clouds
You live up there....
Oh you live up there....higher than the clouds
And when you kiss her there
You know, you know you'll soon be in the air
Like falling in the sea,
You'll lay your head down next to me
You live up there
Higher than the clouds....higher than the clouds
Cloudless by Cranes
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.
~Eleonora Duse
Happy Friday everyone!