Butterflies Are Free--Or Are They? By John D. Verlin

It was one of those moments when things kind of presented itself.

My friend and i had attended the Lee's Summit Bloom & Boom Fourth of July Celebration several years ago at Powell Gardens in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Every summer, they host a Butterfly Festival where butterflies seems are everywhere!

But on this July 4th date--we were wandering around the lily pond area seeking a place to sit and picnic and enjoy the pomp and circumstance of a fourth of July celebration. As we were crossing the lily pond bridge--I began to notice a butterfly hovering around my face--almost like an annoying fly.

That's when my attention (and camera) suddenly focused on this menace that gracefully landed a couple of feet in front of me on a purple flower.

I zoomed in a bit and snapped a series of maybe four or five shots. Having "captured" them--we were on our way across the pond bridge when i thought--oh, get a few more pics of this neat-looking pond.

Not everyday you have a picture-esque scene handed to you. But at the time--I didn't think too much of it.

Following the music and fireworks, the next day i began to retrieve my trove of pics and video taken that day.

As I came across these pics of the lily pond and butterfly--it dawned on me how beautiful they were and how fortunate to have been at the right place at the right time.

Like so many things in photography--it's not just location but timing, etc!

It also made me think of the scene in Jurassic Park where the fly is trapped in amber for millions of years as a perfect specimen.

Thus was born the idea of creating an acrylic photo gift for Verlin Studios customers to give as a gift or purchase for their own enjoyment. We call it Butterfly Pond Acrylic Looking Glass.

We've also decided to put it on one of our Iron-On transfers that can be purchased for $20.

You can see all of our Artisan PhotoGifts at www.ondemandadvertisingsolutions.com.

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