Sept. 6th and still blooming, Forget-me-not. Queen of the pond "Dorian" spinning out of control. Sharing the shoreline of the pond Fringed wings Today in the butterfly garden Zinnia bed for a tiny butterfly Thorny Ash-tree Button bush (Cephalanthus) Rumex Canadian Swallowtail Rosehips make an excellent jam I enjoy on buttered… This part of the nature center is always very quie… Horsemint (Monarda punctata) Horsemint (Monarda punctata) Flat-topped Aster Moody late summer colors. Remebering the horrors of 9/11. A precious child admiring the sky. I had the beach to myself. The migration is beginning. The lone visitor A young Great Blue Heron in our neighborhood A fragrant sea of Goldenrod. Under the high power line running through the natu… This redskin is a heart that tastes good. The earth is tilting away from the sun... Fun on a holiday Male Ruby Pondhawk Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, male. My stepdaughter and I at the local library playgro… My stepdaughter and I at the local library playgro… Holiday weekend weather Holiday weekend weather Erie Trader, a converted freighter, now a tug and… "Cuyahoga", an oldtimer freighter on St. Clair Riv… Barking at me from a quarter mile away out on St.… The last light of day. Even Goldenrods are lovely flowers. Great Spangled Fritillary At the end of the day. A Cedar waxwing sat on the power line for a second… cloud2 Our first sunflower opened this morning. Maggie on top of the berm by the gold course