Michael Ramsdell
@mramsdell1967.bsky.social
A mentor to some but a student of all.
All posted photos and sayings are mine unless shared or attributed.
Photographer - Cincinnati/NKY USA
Contributor to Getty Images, and Adobe Stock etc.
Thank you for all of your kindness, likes, shares and support
All posted photos and sayings are mine unless shared or attributed.
Photographer - Cincinnati/NKY USA
Contributor to Getty Images, and Adobe Stock etc.
Thank you for all of your kindness, likes, shares and support
Pinned
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
No Lie Told 👇
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
No Lie Told 👇
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2022-23
I wish problems could be solved
Faster than they accumulate
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2022-23
I wish problems could be solved
Faster than they accumulate
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2022-23
I wish problems could be solved
Faster than they accumulate
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2022-23
I wish problems could be solved
Faster than they accumulate
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Common Longwing - (Heliconius erato)
Butterfly 2022-12
Distractions exist and will keep us off-task
Only if we allow them to change our focus.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2022-12
Distractions exist and will keep us off-task
Only if we allow them to change our focus.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Common Longwing - (Heliconius erato)
Butterfly 2022-12
Distractions exist and will keep us off-task
Only if we allow them to change our focus.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2022-12
Distractions exist and will keep us off-task
Only if we allow them to change our focus.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Hackberry Emperor Butterfly (Asterocampa celtis)
Butterfly 2020-17
Sometimes when looking back on things
One discovers it's really not worth looking back on
Keep moving forward.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2020-17
Sometimes when looking back on things
One discovers it's really not worth looking back on
Keep moving forward.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Hackberry Emperor Butterfly (Asterocampa celtis)
Butterfly 2020-17
Sometimes when looking back on things
One discovers it's really not worth looking back on
Keep moving forward.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2020-17
Sometimes when looking back on things
One discovers it's really not worth looking back on
Keep moving forward.
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
Butterfly 2018-40
Perhaps today is the day
Everything starts to get better
Happy New Year 2026
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-40
Perhaps today is the day
Everything starts to get better
Happy New Year 2026
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
Butterfly 2018-40
Perhaps today is the day
Everything starts to get better
Happy New Year 2026
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-40
Perhaps today is the day
Everything starts to get better
Happy New Year 2026
#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2018-106
I am only lazy
Because I lack the effort to change this.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-106
I am only lazy
Because I lack the effort to change this.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2018-106
I am only lazy
Because I lack the effort to change this.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-106
I am only lazy
Because I lack the effort to change this.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29
New paths offer similar views
If we are not looking for different things.
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-29
New paths offer similar views
If we are not looking for different things.
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
September 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29
New paths offer similar views
If we are not looking for different things.
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-29
New paths offer similar views
If we are not looking for different things.
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2014-1
When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Butterfly 2019-100
One rule about problems
Don't make them worse
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-100
One rule about problems
Don't make them worse
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Butterfly 2019-100
One rule about problems
Don't make them worse
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-100
One rule about problems
Don't make them worse
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
The Monday question
Often involves seeking a better way...
Often involves seeking a better way...
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-27
When you find yourself asking
Is there is a better way...
You know the answer already
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-27
When you find yourself asking
Is there is a better way...
You know the answer already
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Monday question
Often involves seeking a better way...
Often involves seeking a better way...
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-65
Yield to the lessons of past mistakes
But do not be limited or buried by them.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-65
Yield to the lessons of past mistakes
But do not be limited or buried by them.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-65
Yield to the lessons of past mistakes
But do not be limited or buried by them.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-65
Yield to the lessons of past mistakes
But do not be limited or buried by them.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
It's sort of the plan
On how I choose my retailers
For any last minute Christmas shopping.
On how I choose my retailers
For any last minute Christmas shopping.
Monarch butterfly & Tiger Swallowtail
Butterfly 2020-40
Its simple math:
(-) Subtract from those that divide us
(+) Add to those that unite us
(=) Because we are all equal
-MR 6/5/2025
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2020-40
Its simple math:
(-) Subtract from those that divide us
(+) Add to those that unite us
(=) Because we are all equal
-MR 6/5/2025
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It's sort of the plan
On how I choose my retailers
For any last minute Christmas shopping.
On how I choose my retailers
For any last minute Christmas shopping.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2025-64
A broken soul with no tools, direction or help
Will find it much harder to fix things.
#compassion #bethelight #empathy
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-64
A broken soul with no tools, direction or help
Will find it much harder to fix things.
#compassion #bethelight #empathy
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2025-64
A broken soul with no tools, direction or help
Will find it much harder to fix things.
#compassion #bethelight #empathy
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-64
A broken soul with no tools, direction or help
Will find it much harder to fix things.
#compassion #bethelight #empathy
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Difficult moving forward
Only looking back
Only looking back
Tiger Longwing (Heliconius Hecale)
Butterfly 2019-194
Thinking about...
If things had worked out differently then
Distracts from our efforts
of making things work out now
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #flower #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-194
Thinking about...
If things had worked out differently then
Distracts from our efforts
of making things work out now
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #flower #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Difficult moving forward
Only looking back
Only looking back
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2025-63
The people that need to listen the most
Often are the ones to hear the least
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-63
The people that need to listen the most
Often are the ones to hear the least
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2025-63
The people that need to listen the most
Often are the ones to hear the least
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-63
The people that need to listen the most
Often are the ones to hear the least
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-25
There is no path backwards to making things great
Moving though our current challenges
and pushing forward is always the road
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-25
There is no path backwards to making things great
Moving though our current challenges
and pushing forward is always the road
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
September 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-25
There is no path backwards to making things great
Moving though our current challenges
and pushing forward is always the road
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-25
There is no path backwards to making things great
Moving though our current challenges
and pushing forward is always the road
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #monday #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
Wildflower 2025-3
Fallen Poppy Flower
The way things are and
The way things should be
Are getting further apart I see
#flowers #sunflower #macro #photography #beauty #nature #bloomscroll #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Fallen Poppy Flower
The way things are and
The way things should be
Are getting further apart I see
#flowers #sunflower #macro #photography #beauty #nature #bloomscroll #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Wildflower 2025-3
Fallen Poppy Flower
The way things are and
The way things should be
Are getting further apart I see
#flowers #sunflower #macro #photography #beauty #nature #bloomscroll #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Fallen Poppy Flower
The way things are and
The way things should be
Are getting further apart I see
#flowers #sunflower #macro #photography #beauty #nature #bloomscroll #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Queen Butterfly ( Danaus Gilippus)
Butterfly 2018-62
Some people hate being corrected
More than they hate being wrong
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-62
Some people hate being corrected
More than they hate being wrong
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Queen Butterfly ( Danaus Gilippus)
Butterfly 2018-62
Some people hate being corrected
More than they hate being wrong
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2018-62
Some people hate being corrected
More than they hate being wrong
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Painted Lady - Vanessa Cardui
Butterfly 2019-244
Doing good for others
Is in itself its own reward
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-244
Doing good for others
Is in itself its own reward
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Painted Lady - Vanessa Cardui
Butterfly 2019-244
Doing good for others
Is in itself its own reward
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-244
Doing good for others
Is in itself its own reward
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2020-86
People who don't take responsibility for anything
Are often to blame for much
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2020-86
People who don't take responsibility for anything
Are often to blame for much
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2020-86
People who don't take responsibility for anything
Are often to blame for much
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2020-86
People who don't take responsibility for anything
Are often to blame for much
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-62
Single digit temperatures is clearly a reason
Why species evolve to fly to warmer climates
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-62
Single digit temperatures is clearly a reason
Why species evolve to fly to warmer climates
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-62
Single digit temperatures is clearly a reason
Why species evolve to fly to warmer climates
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2025-62
Single digit temperatures is clearly a reason
Why species evolve to fly to warmer climates
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)
Butterfly 2019-86
It is usually easier to break something
Than it is to fix it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-86
It is usually easier to break something
Than it is to fix it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)
Butterfly 2019-86
It is usually easier to break something
Than it is to fix it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2019-86
It is usually easier to break something
Than it is to fix it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2021-22
Predicting the certainty of your own failure
Does not make one a prophet
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2021-22
Predicting the certainty of your own failure
Does not make one a prophet
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2021-22
Predicting the certainty of your own failure
Does not make one a prophet
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2021-22
Predicting the certainty of your own failure
Does not make one a prophet
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)
Butterfly 2017-178
Taking exception with any decision is easy,
Unless we are the ones who made it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2017-178
Taking exception with any decision is easy,
Unless we are the ones who made it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)
Butterfly 2017-178
Taking exception with any decision is easy,
Unless we are the ones who made it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Butterfly 2017-178
Taking exception with any decision is easy,
Unless we are the ones who made it.
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #love #zen #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics