tethered butterflies

Ever since Steve once called hydrangea flowers tethered butterflies, it is always the first thing I think of when I see them.  I snipped away at this typically crowded flowerhead to try and create a little air for the butterflies. I didn’t quite create the migrations of butterflies I had in my mind’s eye, but it is a lovely photo nonetheless. September is pretty.

hydrangea flowers in very late September