Weekly Photo Challenge: FREE SPIRIT

“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” ~Hans Christian Andersen

While I was chasing butterflies in the mountains, I remembered this song from the French movie Le Papillon (2002). Give it a listen

 

 

30 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: FREE SPIRIT”

  1. Gorgeous! Your camera caught the chance meeting of two free spirits…

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    1. 🙂 this is such a lovely thought 🙂 THANK YOU.

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      1. You’re welcome, you captured it quite well!

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  2. Lovely quote, Paula. Love that butterfly. 🙂

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    1. 🙂 Thank you Adin 🙂 It is a lovely quote and so true ;). It is difficult to catch butterflies 😉

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  3. Beautiful shot and a true free spirit, even if she only lives up to a year…

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    1. And she spent a whole half hour of her short life with me 😀 🙂

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  4. A flying leopard among grass blades – lovely shot… 😉

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    1. 😀 awwwww You did it again! (made me laugh) Thank you Drake, my friend!

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  5. Great detail Paula! Free spirit indeed with the absinthe green background!

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    1. Awww, thank you Patti … it is a nice contrast, I’ll admit to that 🙂

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  6. Beautiful entry Paula I love it 🙂

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    1. :))) Many thanks Jake!

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  7. Great picture and I love that line: “Just living is not enough” 🙂

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    1. 🙂 Thank you Bashar!!! I love that quote too 😀

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  8. Your photos have been consistently stunning. I wonder if you took all of those from your recent getaway.

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    1. Yes, this one definitely was taken on my holiday 🙂 Thank you Sony!

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  9. It’s a very colorful little creature and a perfect subject, my only critique is that it’s slightly out of focus.

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    1. I know… the bugger would not stop flickering, and there is only so much that a powershot can do, but still it is my first captured butterfly ever 😀

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      1. That’s the problem with these free spirits: sometimes they refuse to sit still and smile, even if a photographer comes around.

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  10. Beautiful! I think the slight blur make it seem ethereal and perfect for the challenge 😀

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    1. I appreciate it Madhu 🙂 If I hadn’t liked it, I would never have posted it, even for the challenge sake 😉 Thank you for taking time to look at my pics. I am having some unusually hard days (work and health issues), but I want you to know that I will be looking at your posts once I have managed to catch some breath.

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  11. Great shot Paula! 🙂

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  12. Beautiful photo – so intense! I love the Hans Christian Andersen quote too 🙂

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    1. Thank you Anne! His quotes are really great 🙂

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