Smooth Aster, Michigan wildflower This White Oak acorn has settled well in my hand An atomsphere The first colors of Autumn Wild grapes Autumn in Michigan When the Autumn winds start blowing... Our daily route... Autumn in Michigan The first of the color change A quiet place The turtle pond is now still. A snake swimming downriver. When the Autumn winds are blowing. Goldenrods are an excellent sugar source. Smalltown America Yellow! Smalltown America Mainstreet Smalltown America architecture Smalltown America architecture Smalltown America The little fountain At our friend's farm, the pie kitchen. At our friend's farm. Spinning out of control... Still full of down, a young Chipping Sparrow. Adult Chipping Sparrow Father (left), dishevelled, Son looking strong and… Streetlamp decoration, a Red-winged Blackbird. A new lookout for our frogs. Delicate petals Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Looking into Mecklenburg, Germany Mecklenburg, Germany A smile for the camera woman. Silvery Checkerspot A Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) A September day along the country road. Nature's weaving. Wood Aster Wild Coreopsis Turtlehead, member of the snapdragon family Hybrid Milkweed with fist-size seed pods. Milkweed seed pods. Travel through space.