The second Monarch butterfly of today. 2018 Sunflower Valley The tallest of them all... Rock formations Earth...trying to find a way out... In the depth of space... A crashing wave Sulphurs Sulphur (don't know which one) Hairstreak (Polyommatus semiargus) Questionmark (Polygonia interrogationis) Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Giant Swallowtail Giant Swallowtail Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Giant Swallowtail Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Canadian Swallowtail The little bridge. Nodding Bur Marigold Splash! September light A bridge connecting two countries Evening peace Dahlia Puffball Our new house guest. Cardinal Flowers. From 75 feet away I was able to… Feather of a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Thunderstorm No. 2, Sept. 3. 7:00 p.m., power outa… Thunderstorm No. 1, Sept. 3., 6:00 p.m. Birthday roses for our daughter Afternoon today Right above us. Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) A natural garden. A patch of wildflowers, Cardinal flowers and Sneez… Sneezeweed (Helenium) Hollyhock (Alcea setosa) Sneezeweed (Helenium) from 75 ft. distance Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Not quite full anymore, but the sky was clear afte… Evening outside our home.