Fallen Vietnam Vet Given Special Honor the Day After Memorial Day With a Butterfly Release

"Fallen Vietnam Vet Given Special Honor the Day After Memorial Day With a Butterfly Release"

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

Today this butterfly is being released in memory and honor of Pfc. Schroeder who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1968.

The release is special because the butterfly eclosed (came out of his chrysalis) on Memorial Day 2020. My dear friend's husband served in Vietnam. I asked if he had anyone he would like a butterfly to be released for. He did. 

This video talks about the tribute and butterfly release.

The butterfly takes its first real flight.

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Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

You’re Not Alone

“You’re Not Alone”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

 

I first noticed this black bear yearling in Cades Cove last year as he was running across the road. My first glance was a bear butt as he entered the woods. Before long, he was in a field sitting all alone.

 

Mama bears give birth in January and stay with their cubs for about 16-17 months. Watching their bond is amazing to witness. She devotes her life protecting them from danger and teaches them what to eat.

 

  The sad part occurs when she must chase them away. June rolls around and it’s mating season. She allows the yearlings to stay in her territory but avoids those areas. When she does encounter them, she chases them away. 

 

Yearlings must figure out things on their own. Eventually, they become confident, independent bears and start a family of their own.

 

The good news is we are never alone. It may feel like it with the quarantine because of the Coronavirus. But God is with us every step of the way. No matter what we have done, he still loves us.

 

God said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)

 

I hope you have a “beary” good Memorial Day Weekend!

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Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Posed Poppy

“Posed Poppy”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

 

I love the field of poppies at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia—they explode with color. It will stop you in your tracks.

 

This image was taken in May 2018. I wonder if they are shining their pretty little heads off right now.

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Location: Athens, Georgia - State Botanical Garden of Georgia

Wylie Coyote

“Wylie Coyote”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

 

Word was out—a coyote was hanging out at the restrooms in Cades Cove late in the evening. I was shooting with some other photographers, and I told them I wanted to see the coyote.

 

First, let me say that more than likely the reason he was there is people are probably feeding him. Don’t feed the coyote! His long tail was tucked beneath his legs signifying he did not want to be there.

 

People were calling him Wylie. A lady believed he was part dog because of his white legs. He did sit like a dog in the parking lot staring at the cars as they passed by.

 

I wish he was like the other coyote in the field next to him looking for rodents. That’s what coyotes are supposed to do.

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Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Home In

"Home In”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I went to the Fort Loudoun Dam to photograph the ospreys as they fished for their next meal.

I saw a bunch of tree swallows darting across the water. They would home in on their target like a missile. I thought maybe they were snatching up minnows.

 As I was editing my photos, what they were doing became clear. Tiny insects lurked above the water and became prime targets for the swallows.

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Location: Lenoir City, Tennessee