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 Warm colors. I found an army of martians today... October at the nature center This groundhog (Marmota monax) paid no attention t… Grasshopper and a hundred or more aphids Stretching for the last warm ray of sun October contrasts King of the pond Goldfinch portrait Climbing vine Calico Aster Tiny-leaved Coneflower Not an inch to spare. A day at the Huron lakeshore Juvenile American Gull Up, up and away. Pink Beauty Perfect framing for the New England Aster 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.