Biked over to San Damiano park to watch the sunset last night. It’s going down earlier these days — summer is on the wane.
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Idyllic afternoon
The sunset beckons
In a scene like this, it’s almost as if the sun is beckoning me to follow the tracks into the sunset, and just walk away from everything. Some days, that notion can be particularly appealing.
Mullberry wing
I caught this mullberry wing butterfly lunching on some purpletop vervain. They’re so small for a butterfly! I assumed it was a moth before I looked it up.
View more →Black and yellow beauties
I think these are black-eyed Susans and not yellow coneflowers. But as I’m not completely sure, I’ll just call them black and yellow beauties.
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Mating green darners
More dragonfly chasing… These mating green darner dragonflies were zooming all around the pond together for quite a while. They landed a few times when the female (in the back) would dip her abdomen in the water to release the fertilized eggs.
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I decided to try for a more artsy self-portrait this year.