8/365 - Skipper Butterfly

I found some type of skipper butterfly fluttering from bloom to bloom on a Mexican petunia growing beside the patio. I'm not sure exactly what kind it is, but it had a nice greenish iridescence on its back (and the tops of the wings).

I find myself uncertain whether or not each photo I choose "deserves" to be my photo of the day. I need to just face it that I'm not going to capture something amazing every day of the year.  The idea is to take a photo every day.  They don't have to be award-winning quality. Even a casual snapshot counts.

Today, I chose this butterfly over the gloomy, layered photo of petal-less roses because I think I might tend toward the gloomy photos too much-- and because butterflies probably won't be frequent guests in our garden in the coming fall and winter months. Better enjoy it while I can. . .

Editing:  Color correction / lightened... unsharp mask... a light vignetting... and I think that's it.