Good afternoon EveryOne
Went for a nice long walk in the woods today. Something rare and very special happened. We were taking a break, I was sitting on a fallen tree, Carli dog was laying down and then a gorgeous Monarch butterfly landed on her back. Carli didn't even notice or feel it. I sure was freakin'
STOKED though. It just sat on her back with it's wings open.
I knew if I moved quickly for my smartphone, to get photos, I'd likely freak it out. So I just sat there and admired its beauty. Then I very slowly grabbed my smartphone and Carli decided to move.

The monarch flew away. I gave Carli the hand signal to lay and stay. Watched the monarch land on the grass about 6-8 feet away and very slowly moved in to snap a pic and naturally it flew away before I could take a photo.
Oh well, it was totally awesome seeing a Monarch. It's very rare to see one these days. Sadly they are critically endangered. Since the 1980s about one billion monarch butterflies have been lost, or 97% of their population. All thanks to stupid pesticide use, loss of grasslands and human caused global warming.