After the heavy rain. Tall Coneflowers in the park Self-portrait in the rain Elecampane (Inula helenium) in the rain. After the heavy rain. A small park near our home High summer at the lake A perfect spot for a summer picnic An August afternoon. So much space for Maggie to run. A new visitor, a female hummingbird In the morning sunlight Spurflowers (Plectranthus) for the hummingbirds. Spurflowers (Plectranthus) for the hummingbirds. Painted with a large brush. Evening outside our home. Not quite full anymore, but the sky was clear afte… Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Sneezeweed (Helenium) from 75 ft. distance Hollyhock (Alcea setosa) Sneezeweed (Helenium) A patch of wildflowers, Cardinal flowers and Sneez… A natural garden. A ten-minute downpour The beginning of the Goldenrod season. Horse weed (Erigeron canadensis), member of the da… Horse weed (Erigeron canadensis), member of the da… Bull thistle, this was at the top of a 7 ft plant. 7 ft tall Bull thistle plant Tiny flowers, don't know what they are Reed (Phragmites) Wild lettuce, 6 ft. tall Wild snapdragons Tiny flowers, don't know what they are Seed pods of trumpeter vine St. Clair river in St. Clair, Michigan Watching the river St. Clair in the city of St. Cl… River park in St. Clair. Flowering Spurge Storm clouds We live in a fragmented world Evening primrose (Oenothera) The magic of a meadow The true color of St. Clair River, Michigan. The dragonfly asked to be in the picture, so I obl…