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redrider

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And I thought my commute was tough
« on: July 17, 2015, 07:04:10 AM »
Yesterday I was waiting at the intersection and saw a large yellow swallowtail butterfly on the other side of the road coming my way. Five lanes wide on a major traffic artery with non stop flow. 3-4 feet off the deck, buffeted by air currents and wind. A couple of times I was sure it was a goner. Nope. Boundary layer air flow kept spinning it away from windshields and bumpers. Made it to my side and continued on. Sheesh, THAT was a journey. Mine was pretty tame. Ain't Life grand?
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Re: And I thought my commute was tough
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2015, 07:30:15 AM »
Yellow with black accents? That's a tiger swallowtail. A fairly fast flier but no match for the zebra swallowtail.
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Re: And I thought my commute was tough
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2015, 08:25:40 AM »
Quote from: redrider on July 17, 2015, 07:04:10 AM
Yesterday I was waiting at the intersection and saw a large yellow swallowtail butterfly on the other side of the road coming my way. Five lanes wide on a major traffic artery with non stop flow. 3-4 feet off the deck, buffeted by air currents and wind. A couple of times I was sure it was a goner. Nope. Boundary layer air flow kept spinning it away from windshields and bumpers. Made it to my side and continued on. Sheesh, THAT was a journey. Mine was pretty tame. Ain't Life grand?

Sounds like a Vespa 90 rider on a major traffic artery ....
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Re: And I thought my commute was tough
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2015, 08:31:38 PM »
Quote from: oldbike54 on July 17, 2015, 03:52:24 PM
Butterflies are amazing creatures , so fragile , and yet so determined .

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Unless they are made of Iron.
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Re: And I thought my commute was tough
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2015, 08:41:50 PM »
Quote from: oldbike54 on July 17, 2015, 08:34:09 PM
True ,they weren't very determined  :laugh:

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Because they were all ways in the gadda vita.  :shocked:
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