what earthquake?, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

Apparently the earthquake that happened in Virginia was felt by a lot of people in New England. Not by me. I was taking this picture right around the time it was happening. The butterfly said nothing about it, either.

Everyone I know in the quake area has been heard from and is OK.

Of all the earthquakes that have been felt in my area, I only ever felt it once. It woke me up, shaking my bed, not long after I moved into this apartment. That one was, I believe, centered somewhere in the Adirondacks.

While it's not unheard of to have them in this part of the country, it makes big news because one expects them in places like California or Japan, but not here. Kind of like tornadoes. *g*

monarch, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

Finally, a butterfly I was able to sneak up on and get a picture of! I have been happy to see many more butterflies this year than last, but none of them have held still long enough for me to get a picture until today.

( not for the arachnophobic )