Afternoon today Birthday roses for our daughter Thunderstorm No. 1, Sept. 3., 6:00 p.m. Thunderstorm No. 2, Sept. 3. 7:00 p.m., power outa… Feather of a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Cardinal Flowers. From 75 feet away I was able to… Our new house guest. Dahlia Puffball Evening peace A bridge connecting two countries September light Splash! The last generation... The second Monarch butterfly of today. 2018 Sunflower Valley The tallest of them all... Rock formations Earth...trying to find a way out... In the depth of space... A crashing wave Sulphurs Sulphur (don't know which one) Hairstreak (Polyommatus semiargus) Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) A natural garden. A patch of wildflowers, Cardinal flowers and Sneez… Sneezeweed (Helenium) Hollyhock (Alcea setosa) Sneezeweed (Helenium) from 75 ft. distance Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Not quite full anymore, but the sky was clear afte… Evening outside our home. Painted with a large brush. Spurflowers (Plectranthus) for the hummingbirds. Spurflowers (Plectranthus) for the hummingbirds. In the morning sunlight A new visitor, a female hummingbird So much space for Maggie to run. An August afternoon. A perfect spot for a summer picnic High summer at the lake A small park near our home After the heavy rain. Elecampane (Inula helenium) in the rain. Self-portrait in the rain