There were butterflies everywhere. I counted at least 8 different species. This is my first photograph of one in the wild which is far more satisfying than shooting them in a butterfly garden.
Marie is not like the rest of us. She was the only adult to brave the icy water and taught the kids a thing or two about body surfing. I believe Irish people have a different kind of blood that makes them impervious to emersion in bone chilling liquid.