The autumn palette Today's last glow Rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea) European Linden Strong wind all day today. A straggler: This Monarch butterfly... Wind-blown. Crab apples The first Fall color in the park All along the country roads... The Aster explosion Border surveillance tower at the river. Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax) 02-IMG 0400 Blue Hydrangea Black River St. Clair, Michigan St. Clair, Michigan St. Clair River in St. Clair, Michigan Black River St. Clair, Michigan Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Hoping for some special treats. The ram and his flock The ram and his flock The beginning of Autumn Mars under the moon last evening The old oak tree, if it could talk... Not usable, too bad. Tasty, but full of foreign inhabitants. Wild growing apple tree The quiet path, a place of solitude for me. The farthest corner of the nature center Hanging loose. Coming to the point. A new space ship. A stem of Cardinal flowers River steps. Our broken world. SPLASH... Sunday afternoon at the bridge. One of many metal sculptures at the bridge. En route to Point Pelee: One of the eight Monarch… Hidden. Stony Creek lake Spray painting nature The Turkey Parade