Amphibian and Butterfly

6.08.12    There's always something of interest among all the flora and fauna in Dummerston.  Today a Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) hopped out of tall, wet grass and splashed into a stream so shallow it barely came to his middle.  Shining wetly, it posed patiently for me.    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies have eluded my camera until today when two of them made a colorful contrast among the Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)  they were visiting.