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he Silver-studded Blue gets its name from the light blue reflective scales found on the underside of most adults and which are quite visible when light reflects off them. As with many other species of blue, the males are blue while the female is a less-conspicuous brown. However, this butterfly is highly variable in appearance and, as stated in Dennis (1977), variation extends to "differences in the male upperside coloration, the width of the marginal border (wide in the New Forest, narrow in Devonshire) and the underside grey coloration (dull grey in the New Forest, silvery grey in east Suffolk); in the female to the development of the blue coloration and the orange lunules on the upperside, and on the underside to the coloration, the width and prominence of the medial white band".
Finally, a trip out to try for some butterflies! Clive drove me out to meet Mary (I'm still not allowed to travel in her car) and he sat and read while we went looking for these little beauties. Lots about but it was very breezy and that made macros tricky - besides them not wanting to settle for very long. This male and female were getting up close but she didn't seem to really want his attentions, flying off when he got too persistent. The male is closest to the camera with his blue wings wide open and the female behind with her wings up.
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Plebejus argus, mating pair.
There were quite a few out on the heath at the weekend, most were males although we did manage to find a couple of pairs mating.
Dorset heathland.
The Silver-studded blues were pairing all over the heath this morning. These ones actually pared up beside me while I was waiting for the Yellowhammer
On a morning trip to Yateley Common I found this female Silver-studded Blue in some lovely long, wet grass. I had to sit and get soaked for a while however it was worth it. Shooting into the the grass and moisture give some magical effects.
Last Tuesday evening I went a few hours searching for this beauty, the Silver-studded Blue.
It was a difficult task, with the wind and hyperactive butterflies.
But I managed to capture them, this is one of the pics I made.
Handheld shot.
All sins tend to be addictive and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
W.H.Auden
Florence + The Machine - Breath Of Life
We welcome our new male elk to the herd. He's been on exhibit for a while but I always found him far away until now.
Beautiful 10 point rack.
Stopped off at the heath on the way home and had a chance to try out fill in flash in this overcast weather. At least when it is like this the butterflies are quite reluctant to take to the wing.
Taken in Norfolk.
"This damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
I was speedin' south on 99
When the manifold started smokin'
I ran her off the shoulder
And now the axle's broken
Made a sound that cracked my heart in half..."
These old trucks are so much cooler than the ones they make today. I would so drive this truck ...but sadly... this one's not going anywhere. Studebaker... even the name is cool! ; )
I vaguely remember my Dad having a Studebaker when I was a kid. Yeah... I need a truck. I do (in light turquoise blue! I think I just started writing a country song.... lol!)
La Presentazione al Tempio è un dipinto a tempera su tavola di Gentile da Fabriano, datato 1423 e conservato nel Musée du Louvre a Parigi. Si tratta dello scomparto destro della predella della pala dell'Adorazione dei Magi, commissionata da Palla Strozzi per la cappella Strozzi di Santa Trinita a Firenze ed oggi conservata agli Uffizi. Agli Uffizi lo scomparto mancante è oggi sostituito da una copia. In origine conservata alle Gallerie dell'Accademia di Firenze, durante il periodo dell'occupazione francese, Vivant Denon la individuò tra le opere da mandare al Musee Napoleon a Parigi, oggetto di spoliazioni napoleoniche, ma non venne restituita con il Congresso di Vienna.
Lo scomparto della Presentazione concludeva le storie dell'infanzia di Cristo della predella, accanto alla Natività ed alla Fuga in Egitto. La scena si può dividere in tre parti. Al centro si trova il tempio di Gerusalemme, raffigurato come un elaborato complesso a pianta centrale aperto sul davanti, tramite un loggiato a tre arcate, in modo da mostrare la scena che sta avvenendo all'interno, cioè la presentazione di Gesù alla presenza di Maria, Giuseppe, la Profetessa Anna, Simeone il Giusto e un astante vestito di rosso, forse il sommo sacerdote, oltre a una figura seminascosta dietro l'aureola della Vergine. Vivace è il Bambino, che sembra volersi divincolare dalla presa di Simeone, secondo uno studio dal vero che si riscontra anche in altre opere della maturità dell'artista.
Molto articolata è la costruzione architettonica, con il disegno delle volte in prospettiva intuitiva che ricorda le profonde scene della pittura gotica della seconda metà del XIV secolo.
A destra e a sinistra si trova la rappresentazione di una città ideale, con palazzi, chiese e loggiati costruiti con attenzione minuziosa ai dettagli, come i balconcini, le scale, il ritmo delle volte, ecc. Si tratta di una pura quinta architettonica, sottodimensionata rispetto ai personaggi antistanti. A sinistra assistono alla scena nel tempio due nobildonne, una delle quali, quella sinistra, è abbigliata in maniera particolarmente sontuosa: essa indossa la giornea, tipico abito delle classi più agiate, e in testa porta la "ghirlanda", un copricapo a forma di anello con fiori e rametti intrecciati a un prezioso panno dorato. Esse hanno una postura altera e composta, secondo la raffigurazione tipica della classe signorile.
A destra invece fanno da contraltare le figure di due mendicanti, abbigliati di miseri stracci e pateticamente curvi per la loro indigenza. L'accostamento tra figure grottesche e figure idealizzate è tipico dell'arte tardo gotica, con personaggi formalizzati, privi di connotazioni psicologiche specifiche. Questa antitesi può anche essere letta come una sorta di compiacimento aristocratico nel confronto tra il patinato mondo delle corti e il suo opposto umile e miserevole del popolino.
I've been ploughing through old photos a bit and there is still some good stuff left. This is a photo of a hoodoo at Stud Horse Point that I have not posted before. I remember going down the slope to get under it and get a good point of view, while trying not to slip and slither all the way down.
The light was getting better and better with clouds in the sky (see also the other photos) and this must have been one of my better photo moments so far.
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on of the nice things about getting "old" is that you feel no sense of urgency or compulsion to be on top of trends as they happen. you get to it when you get to it.
i think showcasing my knee & thigh chub might be my new thing. super fats legs: WERK
studded boyfriend blazer: mxm via pennington's
leopard screened/studded sweater: mxm (bought a size up & worn as dress)
leopard spot hoops: H & M
chunky bangle: reitman's
semi sheer blue tights: old navy
grey boots: urban planet
the guy in the pic, is totally one of my type of guys... nice furry chest on him... i may go this wed just to meet him... ;-) also the DJ for the night is a good friend of mine....
A tiny silver-studded blue. We are very lucky to have some colonies of these delightful butterflies in the New Forest as this butterfly is almost totally absent from central and northern England, Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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I'm currently doing a six week survey for Butterfly Conservation in the Ashdown Forest. This involves monitoring the same patch on a 6km loop once a week to see how many, if any silver studded blue butterflies there are. Last year was good but I'm into week three now and have seen just two males. They were very fresh (they live as adults only 4 to 5 days) and are very beautiful. I'm hoping that as the weather warms up there will be more.
They were once common but in the last century over four fifths of their numbers disappeared and they are now confined to a few pockets in the South of England. They have a fascinating life cycle in which the caterpillars are taken into ants nests for protection and the chrysalises are guarded and tended, with the ants in attendance until the adult emerges and is able to fly off. The ant gets sugary secretions from the caterpillars as a reward. Without the ants, there is no silver studded blue. Other blues also have this life cycle.
Here are pictures of the two I saw on Sunday.
As usual, there's a bit more detail viewed large.