Nature”s Transformations: Weekly Photo Challenge Transmogrify
“We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis.”
LeeAnn Taylor
This week’s challenge is “Transmogrify” – quite a mouthful ! The dictionary defines it as a “transformation, especially in a special or magical way.” While there are any number of interesting examples, my feeling is that nature does a pretty spectacular job of transmogrification when one considers the changes a butterfly goes through as it’s transforms itself from caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly.
“Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress.”
T.F. Hodge
So too the amazing transformation of young heron chicks – while young they are boring brown, big-footed and clumsy. It’s hard to imagine these little guys will one day become beautiful, graceful great blue herons in all their glory.
“Choose love and joy as much as you can in each moment and watch your life transform.”
Amy Leigh Mercree
Finally, what of the cute little baby gators, no more than a foot in length from the tip of their nose to the end of their tails. Before too long they will be transformed into frightening, dinosaur-like beasts with jaws strong enough to break the bones of even the largest animals. And what about their parents? Their mothers carry them carefully from the nest when they break through their egg and protect them vigilantly until a few years later when they will eat them if they haven’t moved on to their own territory. Talk about mommy dearest!!!
Seems to me transmogrification can be a good or a bad thing, depending on your species. How about you – have you ever transmogrified??
I always enjoy looking at your photos. 🙂
Thank you Imelda!
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u really captured our beautiful island nature exquisitely!! how did u get so close to these creatures😜
Beautiful pictures, Tina.
Transmogrification at its best Tina 🙂
Great work on Transmogrify! I love all the shots but the Butterfly and caterpillar has to be my favorite
Thanks very much Sea Play!
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Nice take on transmogrification. Some animal babies look so different from when they “grow up”.
I also want to thank you for stopping by my f-stop fantasy blog. 🙂
Thanks Cris, and my pleasure!
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Superb photos! As for myself, I don’t know if a really bad perm counts as transmogrification, but it sure felt like it at the time. 😉
LOL, definitely!! >
Magnificent photography
Thanks very much!
Good as usual, Tina! Love the chicks and the alligators:)
Thanks Svetlana – both are cute as can be in person!!
I love that you used nature to define this unusual word. I wasn’t sure what it meant so I had to look it up:)
Thanks Nora – I think most all of us hit the dictionary this week!
Nice work, Tina!
Thanks Jane!
Wonderful transmogrifications, Tina! The heron chicks really tell the story…and the future man eater appears almost cute before its transformation 🙂
Many thanks Helen, somehow I could have guessed the chicks might appeal to you!!
Love your transmogrifications (???) – I now think of those darling cute babies who then transmogrify into sullen, grunting, eye-rolling teenagers! I suppose if you look at it like that we transmogrify all through our lives! 😀
Thanks Jude! I think your example may be the best on after all LOL!
Great take on this challenge! I particularly like the caterpillar and butterfly.
Thanks PJB – thought they were a good example of the challenge’s meaning this week. It was a tough one wasn’t it?!
Yes, I finally got around to sorting out how I was even going to respond. It took awhile, but I guess that is the point of a challenge 🙂
Your natural take on the theme is spot on. Always love wildlife photos, wish I had the patience to capture more myself.
Thanks John – This week was quite a challenge, I think for everyone. Glad you enjoyed my interpretation
This was a great response to the challenge, Tina! I’m not into the “grotesque”. I wish I’d read yours before I posted. I like the word “magical” much better!
Thanks Alexandria – yes I saw many who included definitions that were much creepier than the one I found!
Spot on choices, Tina. I’ve transmogrified in too many ways to count, thankfully mostly positive 🙂 I hope I continue to do so until I die, when I’ll be transmogrified one final time into something so good I can’t even imagine it.
janet
Many thanks Janet! Love your thoughts about the final transmogrification (altho I suspect this is the first time it’s ever been called that!!!
I think the new wrinkles I keep finding are my transmogrifying. i love the baby herons and the adult!
Oh I think not Miss Mary Lynn – you may see wrinkles but no one else does! Thanks so much Girlfriend! >
Love the life cycle theme in this one, Tina. Amazing how each of us end up learning and finding our own way, and then going out on our own. We don’t just physically change, but mentally too. For instance, that croc probably feels more cunning and brave over time 😉
Well said Mabel – love the way to responded on this one. As for the gator – cunning and brave indeed – I would be too if I looked like he does!
Great shots of our feather and leather friends! When I go past and look into a window, I see I’ve transmogrified into an old lady.😎
LOL – doubly clever this week Sharon! “feather and leather” – well said!!!! As for “old lady”, I don’t THINK so!!! >
wonderful all- but especially that Butterfly- what a beauty
Many thanks DM – but don’t you think the little caterpillar is equally adorable 🙂 ???
I do!!!
Love this post and photos… .. love that butterfly… symbolic of one of God’s BEST transformations!!!!
Amen to that Girlfriend 🙂 Thanks
🙂 Hello Tina,
you chose some wonderful examples!
Have a very HAPPY Sunday evening 🙂
Many thanks Happyface!!
Great Photo’s!! 🙂
Thanks Ladybuggz!
Your welcome! 🙂
These are all wonderful Tina! 😊
Thanks Nicole – glad you enjoyed
Great transmogrifications, Tina!
Thanks Sue!
Oh … that I could transmogrifry Tina 😉
You’ve done a great job here with your gallery for the WP challenge , not the easiest one I’m thinking ..
Got to love those heron chicks x
You and me both Louise!!! And I too loved those little chicks 🙂
Nice series Tina…love the gator shots.
Thanks Andy ! Never hard to find a gator around here!!
Well done, examples that fit nicely into the theme.
Thanks Sally – a tought one this week!
Love this! Caterpillar 🐛 is so darn cute!
Thanks girlfriend! It was actually cute in person too! >
Great post – love the caterpillar photo and the heron chicks.
Thanks Annette, glad those caught your eye!
I had to look it up too, Tina. This is not a word that I have encountered before. Your take is great and adds a refreshing new definition. And no, I haven’t transmogrified! 🙂
Thanks Dina – definitely needed a bit more thought than usual.
Great post, Tina. I haven’t transmogrified a bit! 😉
You don’t need transmogrifying girlfriend! Thanks.
Great interpretation of this crazy prompt! I like to think I have only transmogrified in the best possible way 🙂 My own take on this coming soon!
Thanks Lex – definitely a challenge this week!