Yellow - Thematic Photography

While we are waiting for Storm Doris to catch up with us I'm pleased to say that there is some colour about.

Crocus in roadside verge

and

Worm's eye view

While in the garden these have weathered the winter so far.

Primulas

For a bigger splash of colour look no further than -

Euonymus bush

Elsewhere you need to pay attention to the no waiting times.

And exercise caution to avoid the stump of on old street lighting standard.

9 months later

Now LED lights rule!

There is no need to get yellow with jealousy just check others' shots at  Thematic-photographic-401.

A - Z Challenge - Butterflies 'Y'

Y - Yellow butterflies - Clouded Yellows

I introduced a yellow butterfly, the Brimstone, under the letter 'B' so that we knew early on where the term 'butterfly' originated.

Apart from the Brimstone there are three species of yellow butterflies seen in Britain; all are migrants from the warmer parts of Europe. As immigration is a hot topic in the current election campaign I just hope the Clouded Yellows continue to be welcomed on our shores.

The Common Clouded Yellow is a deep orange-yellow although you would not think so looking at its underside.

Common Clouded Yellow

This specimen however shows its 'orange' colour. You might be forgiven for saying this isn't a yellow butterfly at all.

Common Clouded Yellow

It's sometimes called  the Dark Clouded Yellow instead.

As its name implies the Pale Clouded Yellow, together with Berger's Clouded Yellow is much paler.

Berger's Clouded Yellow - specimen

Berger's Clouded Yellow

The green caterpillars of all three feed on clover and lucerne. The adults emerge in autumn, If any new caterpillars are produced they rarely survive the British winter.

Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

I feel it when you're with me
It happens when you kiss me
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside
Your touch is soft and gentle
Your kiss is warm and tender
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies

Love is like a butterfly
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

Your laughter brings me sunshine
Every day is spring time
And I am only happy when you are by my side
How precious is this love we share
How very precious, sweet and rare
Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies

Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

Photo attributions:

• Common Clouded Yellow (on thistle), by Katya, 2 June 2014 - CC BY-SA 2.0
• Common Clouded Yellow specimen, upload by Sareto, 19 September 2007 - CC BY-SA 3.0
• Berger's Clouded Yellow specimen, 26 July 2014, by Durni - CC BY-SA 3.0
• Berger's Clouded Yellow, by Zeynei Cebeci (Turkey) - CC BY-SA 4.0