Yesterday we went to Rockport again. At the Halibut Point State Park we saw an amazing number of butterflies, which seemed to have their mating day. It was a big I-chase-you-chase-me party of hundreds of gallant flappers. While a friend was trying to capture the mating frenzy with her phone’s camera, a winged suitor landed on her hat and looked as if he was watching the other butterflies on her screen.

Taken at 6 a.m. last Saturday on the shore at Halibut Point State Park. I had planned to catch a sunrise there, but only saw hints of sunlight piercing through the clouds where a bright, fiery ball was supposed to be.

Another Lomo scan from our hike on the Blue Hills Reservation. I like it when photo opportunities present themselves out of nowhere, like this pooch, which had to check out what I was doing before hopping off again a second later.

The last one of the bird shots from Saturday …

A curious sea gull was checking whether I had any food to offer. This shot was also taken at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.