Tiny Tuesday: Red-Banded Hairstreak

....at least, that's what I think it is.  I chased this little butterfly, which is about the size of my thumbnail, around this Dahlia for about 15 minutes this morning.  I won't tell you how many shots I took.   The gardens were really alive today as the temperatures have once again reached up into the 80''s.  Summer's last gasp....

Thanks so much to Jensphotos for hosting TinyTuesday this month.