Back to the "butterfly road"......

We had such great success on that road last week, so we went back to see if there was anything new. I've searched my entire wildflower book, photo by photo and still don't know what this flower is...but I like it!
Now this isn't as pretty, but it was laying in the middle of the road sunning itself right as we got to the gravel road section. Rather lumpy. Mike thinks it is a Black Snake?

....lumpy all the way down....is that normal???

Hey....something larger than a butterfly! An Eastern Phoebe is my guess. There were several flitting back and forth across the road. I imagine with all the bugs and butterflies that there must be lots of good stuff to eat on this road for birds.

My very best photo of that American Snout butterfly. I could stand there all day and never get it with the wings open. It sits like this the whole time.

A little glimpse of the inside of the wings here. I can tell it has orange on it! I kept hoping that I'd find a dead one that had been hit by a car so I could look at it closer. No luck.

A Question Mark.....that is its name! Notice the little white design on the wing that is suppose to look like a "question mark". I always think butterflies look rather "haughty" with their noses stuck in the air. They sure love the gravel road.....minerals?

The inside of the Question Mark.

I believe this is a Hackberry Butterfly. That would fit with the fact that both it and the Snout like Hackberry trees. Must be a lot of them in this forest area.

The side view of it is very pretty, but he was hiding down in the rocks.

Another of those Eastern Tailed Blues, I think......this one was willing to open his wings part way!

The side view of that one.

If this is the Red Spotted Purple Admiral, I can't see the red spots on this one. However, it was very accommodating for a change and laid its wings wide open for me.

Another shot. That makes 5 different kinds in one trip....not bad! I saw a Tiger Swallowtail, but it would not stop and pose, but went on its way.

Mike knew that there was a barbecue place in the area that he wanted to go to for lunch. Chasing butterflies is hungry work! So off to Peak's Barbecue we went.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that their decorating scheme included quilts on the ceiling. Not sure I approve of putting perfectly good quilts on a ceiling to get filled with all sort of smoke and grease, but they are not my quilts.

This was my favorite.

This one looks old. Lovely.

In case you are wondering the barbecue was "so-so" in my opinion. Too much vinegar. Every region has their own way with barbecue, so I will not get into any arguments on the best type :-) The chocolate pie was good!