If you had met Finn you would enjoy taking him for a walk -
You might need stronger arms however.
If you visit Cornwall, Fowey is the place to visit and there you can see the house in which Dapne du Maurier wrote her first novel - The Loving Spirit.
Ferryside
The house next door to us has a pond and I just wonder whether what I find in our garden migrates from there.
We have had no snow so far this winter although we are forecast for some this week. 2010 was different however with snow in November. Out my office window this was the view.
Some of you will no doubt recognise that wall. In January it had been much worse,
I frequently get shots from our lounge.
Coal tit on the feeder
However two of my favourite pictures from 2016 were taken in Michigan.
You can't get more 'out the window' than Finn wanted to be.
Z - Zerene cesonia Well we have got to 'Z' and it's time for you to work out what the butterfly will be. It's not a Zebra Swallowtail even although I did consider that. Here are a couple of clues.
His name is Finn
But that's a red herring.
This is Scout (but you don't need to know this)
Finn and Scout live in the southern part of Michigan - this should help, if you have identified the feature common to each photo.
Here's the pattern on the butterfly's wing.
What does it look like to you?
Hint: Finn and Scout each have one. Remember where they live and you should be able to work out that Zerene cesonia is a butterfly called ,,,,,, wait for it.
If you have read all my earlier posts you will have seen the lyrics to a song unfold line by line. Listen to it now before you check the answer.
Zerene cesonia is a -
Southern Dogface
I hope that this was not too difficult for you to work out.
Thanks and congratulations to everyone who has completed this year's challenge, visited and commented on 'my' butterflies.
Photo attributions:
Zerene cesonia, dogface pattern; by Megan McCarthy, 17 Oct 2008 - Public domain
Southern Dogface; by Megan McCarthy, 17 Oct 2008 - Public domain
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