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24-Aug-2025

Home of the butterflies

This is the church on the extensive grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, where I took all the recent butterfly and skipper pictures (see the first five pictures at https://pbase.com/helenpb/insects ). It’s the best place I know in DC for such shots, when the insects are actually around. The past few years they were largely absent every time we visited.

The last monarch, posted earlier:

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Jeff Real13-Sep-2025 13:13
I am inspired knowing that this palce exists!
very nice image, Helen!
V
Zoltán Balogh12-Sep-2025 07:07
Excellent shot of this gorgeous building. V
Julie Oldfield05-Sep-2025 00:56
Beautifully framed by the sky and grounds below. V
larose forest photos04-Sep-2025 18:17
This is such a beautifully designed monastery.Very nicely photographed! V
Ursula Miller04-Sep-2025 15:48
A beautiful shot of this former church! V
Charlene Ambrose04-Sep-2025 07:43
A beautiful image of the church. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal04-Sep-2025 06:51
Beautiful capture of this impressive church. V
Dan Opdal04-Sep-2025 05:30
Beautiful shot of this church, Helen! V
Dennis Hoyne04-Sep-2025 03:17
Susch a fine shot of this lovely building.
Carl Carbone04-Sep-2025 01:47
Nice capture. I can see why the butterflies like it there. Glad to hear there were more this year.
Nirvan Hope04-Sep-2025 00:54
How wonderful that the butterflies know exactly where to go, and be there especially for people like you with cameras!
janescottcumming03-Sep-2025 23:48
An attractive building. A beautiful sky it is set against. V
Blandine Mangin03-Sep-2025 19:57
un beau bâtiment dans un joli cadre de verdure ! v
joseantonio03-Sep-2025 18:30
beautiful building in this nice place for those butterflies.V.
Hank Vander Velde03-Sep-2025 18:23
Beautiful Building location and images of and good commentary on the source of your recent beautiful; butterfly images Helen.
Gerard KOEHL03-Sep-2025 17:05
Magnifique architecture et très bonne composition. V
Denise J T Lee03-Sep-2025 16:54
Great architecture shot with beautiful puffy clouds as background. ~VVV~