Pink peony and friend

What kind of bird is that?

kidding!

LOL, Stan.

Fabulous picture, what kind of Butterfly is this one [looks very Dapper with its stripes?

Thank you Carias18 for liking this peony. I have it for few years but it is only second year that it blooms.
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Pansypotter, I believe it is Swallowtail butterfly.

Thank you Homebird. Lovely to se butterflies around.

Lovely shade of pink. The butterfly is a 'scarce swallowtail' I have seen them in France, but not in the UK.

Thanks for the proper name Feverfew. We have several of them dancing in our yard every day.

The wife brought home a flower arrangement with Peony's. Do those stems root? They don't look rootable..but what do I know since I've never kept them?

I do not know but I doubt it. Peony takes years to get established even if you buy a small plant from the GC.