Saturday afternoon and we're the only visitors in… Young geese are trying out their wings. Vine tentacles The only green grass in our area now. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) Ruby Meadowhawk Feeding on an insect it had just caught. A unique pair to observe. A natural setting in a local nature park. Very low water level Turtles in 'duck soup' A window to the clouds Agrimony, a member of the rose family. Willow Herb Blue Vervain at the lake shore. A Viceroy butterfly. An August day at the park. Clouds... A European Linden...reminding me Sharpwing monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) Maggie on top of the berm by the gold course Our first sunflower opened this morning. The first honey bee I've seen this year. Rosinweed Sunflowers Rosinweed Sunflowers A little wren trying to chase me away. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Giant Swallowtail A perfect summer day. A perfect summer day at the river. "Mississagi" on her way up river. The hungry little thief Even butterflies like the beach. Questionmark (Polygonia interrogationis) Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Fergus begging me to play with him An old Hickory tree in our neighborhood. Maggie is out 'grazing' in the pasture... Spring Azure (Polyommatus semiargus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea) Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)