I’ll never forget taking an elevator down in the arts deco Fuller building at Madison and E. 57th Street. It stopped. In walked Diana Ross. She was . . . more beautiful than I’ve ever seen her. Taller than I expected, too. We chatted, alone. I knew I’d never forget how beautiful and graceful she was. Never have. Remember too, when on a NYNY street, there was Mike Tyson striding down the sidewalk, with a comely blonde on each arm. Mike!
With thousands of Bergamot blooms fresh and pumping nectar, I knew that butterflies would come, to join the bees, flies, moths and hummingbirds who already were at work, imbibing sugary nectar.
Sure enough, in swooped a large, black butterfly, straight to the Bergamot. Here’s our Pipeline Swallowtail, beaming out its oranges, iridescent blues, and white, all on a starkly black background.
Diana, Mike, Virginia and Pipevine, all in the same league: The big leagues.
Jeff
Winged Beauty Butterflies 
Lovely image – and a great story!
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Neither Diana or our Pipevine swallowtail were with sytlists, and they generated happy, long-term memories. Thanks Dogkisses . . . .
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this is a jaw-dropping image!
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You certainly know how to put a Big smile on the face of a photographer of butterflies and wildflowers . . . .
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Ditto.
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The butterfly, flower and photo shot is absolutely stunning, along with the exciting story of meeting two stunning famous people.
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Thanks Bilomathews. Most we see, we forget, occasionally we see something riveting, and I thank you for sharing some such with me.
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Lovely photograph!
The Pipevine Swallowtail is a beauty of a butterfly and you sure caught a good shot!
Diana Ross! Wonderful! I can see why you would never forget that meeting and too, why this lovely butterfly may have reminded you of her beauty and elegance!
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