Butterfly and Bee on Mariposa Lily

One late summer afternoon, I was out with my family for a walk up one of the local mountains’ trails. There was a patch of grass and brush just off the path. Standing alone (or so I thought) was a stunning purple Mariposa lily. As I approached it to snap a photo, I discovered a beautiful butterfly was resting gracefully on a petal. I took a few photographs and as I was doing this a bee joined the party. It amazed me that two different insects could interact in such harmony together. The pollen started to cover the busy bee and it looked as though the butterfly’s antennae was reaching out to touch the bee and say hello.