Michael Ramsdell
A mentor to some but a student of all.
All posted photos and sayings are mine unless shared or attributed.
Photographer - Cincinnati/NKY USA
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- Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Butterfly 2018-51 Quiet moments can be underrated. Not every second needs noise. #butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia Cyane) Butterfly 2022-22 My wish for today Be better than OK #butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly 2020-63 Positive thoughts may not defeat depression. But they can be the signs that point the way out. #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Butterfly 2020-17 When things leave you speechless It's probably time to speak up. #butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Making Plans. Showing up elsewhere as able. 👍 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
- Reposted by Michael RamsdellThousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio Troilus) Butterfly 2020-80 In the rare times when my optimism wins My pessimism still lurks waiting to strike. While my realism remains unaffected #butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Maybe all 50 states? 👍
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly 2025-66 Often a persons true character Will give examples of itself. And this will speak louder Than any words they ever will say. #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell, 1984
- This is what community looks like.....
- Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Butterfly 2020-34 I realize I am my own worst enemy So I have asked myself for a cease-fire #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui) Butterfly 2017-185 Perhaps at some point people will learn to leave hate behind. #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Wildflower 2025-4 Random flower from the yard Rejections and failures will just make the backstory To eventual success much more interesting #flowers #bloom #light #macro #photography #beauty #nature #bloomscroll #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Reposted by Michael RamsdellMLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Remember this.
- Cincinnati Ohio - MLK Day Monday January 19th 2026 March to remember on a cold day. People not dividing but instead coming together. #cincy #freedom #MLK #CVG #nohate #democracy #march #cincinnati #freespeech #civilrights #mramsdellpics
- Cincinnati Ohio - MLK Day Monday January 19th 2026 March to remember on a cold day. People not dividing but instead coming together. #cincy #freedom #MLK #CVG #nohate #democracy #march #cincinnati #freespeech #civilrights #mramsdellpics
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly 2017-137 We may be in a valley of despair Even though we may not see it There is a mountain top Today and everyday Keep marching #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Butterfly 2019-99 People who are full of themselves Have very little room for others #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Rally at Tesla -- Protest the Coup Cincinnati Ohio Saturday January 17th 2026 A small regular protest now in January cold Persists and grows and the horns get louder #cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #teslatakedown #nokings #mramsdellpics
- Rally at Tesla -- Protest the Coup Cincinnati Ohio Saturday January 17th 2026 Second of two gatherings today #cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #teslatakedown #elon #nokings #mramsdellpics
- No Ice for Good - Eastgate Mall Cincinnati Ohio 01/17/2026 First one of the two gatherings in this area #noiceforgood #noice #iceprotest #indivisible #reneegood #cincinnatinky #cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #nokings #mramsdellpics
- Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia) Butterfly 2020-33a Peaceful demonstration is democratic Suppressing it is tyranny #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #freespeech #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Butterfly 2021-25 Some things cannot be given They must be earned #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
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- Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Butterfly 2017-124 When they think only they can decide What is right for you. They are wrong on so many levels. #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #freedom #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) Butterfly 2019-79 Sometimes in the effort to avoid complications We can actually create more of them #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) Butterfly 2022-1 Somethings cannot be fixed in a day. This does not mean it cannot be fixed. #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly 2020-84 Everyone has a limit to the amount kindness they can extend It's just for some that level is zero #butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
