Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Fall colors on the pond Immature Red-bellied Woodpecker Approach... Long after... 9-19-19, Sunset on a day with an unusual sequence… The Red Dot in Michigan's wide open farmland. Perfect framing for the New England Aster Pink Beauty Up, up and away. Juvenile American Gull A day at the Huron lakeshore Not an inch to spare. Tiny-leaved Coneflower Calico Aster Climbing vine Rosehips of Multiflora Roses Large-leaved Goldenrod Chicoree Windblown grapevine leaf One bird has finally discovered the seeds... ...and this was the end of the dramatic performanc… A double rainbow above our complex. Showy Goldenrod A day for bees, perfect weather, perfect flowers A young Great Blue Heron in our neighborhood The lone visitor The migration is beginning. I had the beach to myself. A precious child admiring the sky. Remebering the horrors of 9/11. Moody late summer colors. Flat-topped Aster Horsemint (Monarda punctata) Horsemint (Monarda punctata) This part of the nature center is always very quie… Rosehips make an excellent jam I enjoy on buttered… Canadian Swallowtail Rumex Button bush (Cephalanthus) Thorny Ash-tree Zinnia bed for a tiny butterfly Today in the butterfly garden Fringed wings Sharing the shoreline of the pond