Looking out our door last evening. Opposite a brightly colored sunset... The height of summer is here... Summer at the lake Under Power Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Invasion of a microscopic monster... The turtle pond Home to a secret hunter The morning meadow. Density Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) The bee is not afraid of the Monarch. Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) The Old Oaktree Contrasts Fusing colors No photo editing with this one. butterfly cocoon Great Spangled Fritillary Silvery Checkerspot Monarch on Milkweed. Truly 'stealth' behvior. The insect patrol A juvenile, but what species? Male and female Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arth… My secret place I visit to relieve stress. Summer meadow. The end of a hot summer's day. Companions Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) Feeding alongside the trail. Culvert's Root (Euphorbia corollata) The dried up rootball of a cedar A free gift to us. The river on a hot Sunday. Hibiscus, blooming in July. Reaching the edge Early morning meadow. Market day Maggie the inspector... Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) and wild-growing… Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) Cup-plant (Silphium perfoliatum), protected in thi… Celebrating the beauty of lilies.