Pretty thing on the butterfly bush today. I don't know the type. I am not up to date on my butterfly id's.

Here is the story to go with my fire picture: Arson is suspected in house fire Arson investigators are looking into a fire that burned a vacant house Saturday and singed two others in northwest Oklahoma City. Early reports were that someone set the fire at 2309 W Lindley just before noon, said Bobby Lax, a battalion chief with the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Two vagrants who were inside the single-story house escaped uninjured, but the house was a total loss, Lax said. The vacant house sustained about $20,000 in damage, while the adjacent houses each sustained several thousand dollars in heat damage, Lax said.

sabbath, it was the same in Bangkok, although the airport there wasn't as fancy, and even the small, regional airports had orchids. Many of the malls were also filled with orchids. Maybe it has something to do with the climate - they seem to thrive in the warmth and humidity found in much of Asia. Certainly lovely to see them thriving like that - they struggle here at home. I think it's too dry for them in our area.

LOL, thanks, Nicole. Yes, she is an amazing artist. You should see her stuff now! She did a painting of an eagle that you would swear you could reach out and touch it live!! Her attention to details is wonderful. She did my painting from a photo that I emailed to her. And that was her first attempt at oil painting. Prior she had done almost exclusive drawing, sometimes using colored pencils. She is an engineer by trade. Moni, I love your picture. Can you imagine the talent it takes to do something like that? Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing that one.