It was a dry and breezy day in early August. We had not been home long from family camp and we were expecting company in a day or so. But this day we were sorta caught up and so I was able to take a walk that landed me in the middle of the wetlands. The anual sunflowers were in full bloom, and the butterflies were thick. It was later that I was able to identify the butterflies as the Painted Lady. Apparently very common this time of year in this part of Kansas, and is one of the most widely spread butterflies.
The wind kept the flowers pointed south and constantly moving. So it made a good study -to draw the entire scene while nothing was holdiing still! The wind that whips the sunflowers around spreads the seeds.
The wind that resists the painted ladies going one direction, carries them without effort the other.
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