A red-spotted purple butterfly enjoys the nectar from verbena blossoms.
View more →Monthly Archives: July 2020
Blue sky moon
I always enjoy noticing our world’s largest satellite during the day. Waxing, first quarter moon.
Coneflowers
Just look at the structure of those heads! Spiky, colorful… another fascinatingly beautiful creation of nature.
View more →Mating monarchs
A little monarch love in the afternoon. Good to see pandemic loneliness isn’t a thing for butterflies.
Flowers of blue
Scottish bluebell (above), and Louisiana iris (below). Seen at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
View more →Great blue heron
This great blue heron was kind enough to stand still for a pretty long photo session. Though I suspect she was probably just waiting for lunch to swim by.
View more →The eye of an oak
The bur oak’s eye stares deeply into your soul.
Oh deer!
Oxeye daisies
Evening snack
I’m no morning person, so seeing this evening bird getting a worm makes me feel better about my life choices. American robin.