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. Autumn fields October days In a hurry to cross the concrete walk... American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Puffballs the size of soccer balls Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Wild pink roses produced these rosehips A cedar was saved from collapsing The Red Dot in Michigan's wide open farmland. 9-19-19, Sunset on a day with an unusual sequence… Long after... Approach... Immature Red-bellied Woodpecker Fall colors on the pond Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 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…