Pretty Little Things (3 of 3)

Lord Tusk, Beloved of the Faeries.

Photography tip of the week: Love your subject (get loved back)

Well look at this, an invisible butterfly.

Well nearly. I don’t really see many invisible things and I almost missed this one.

What are you doing hiding in the long grass?

You know who I am, I’ve been looking for you because you are beautiful. Don’t be afraid of me and then I won’t be afraid of you, that’s how it works. You can call me Col.

Thank you for trusting me. I would like to put you on a Thistle and take your picture, you are much too lovely to be invisible.

I will give you Six Dee if you will open your wings for me. That is about two and a half new pence and a little silver coin that we used to call a tanner. It is not a lot of money but it is beautiful.

That was a fail. She told me that she was not that sort of butterfly and she wouldn’t open her wings for Lord Tusk himself.

I might have trouble getting these shots because even the very friendly ones seem very determined to keep their secrets to themselves. I have to find a loose butterfly.

Nah, nah, I respect her for her decision. I just want to see and photograph it because I am a naturalist.

Obviously I love you very much.

Now about that Thistle shot, I hope that I didn’t embarrass you asking about that other thing. It is just something that I am really trying hard to get but not this time, maybe when you know me better?

Thistle.

Well this was a butterfly that plainly knew her own mind . She gave me this picture and I am quite pleased with it. I would have liked to have done the other deal as well but so it goes.

Next time.