Reaching the edge Hibiscus, blooming in July. The river on a hot Sunday. A free gift to us. The dried up rootball of a cedar Culvert's Root (Euphorbia corollata) Feeding alongside the trail. Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) Companions The end of a hot summer's day. Summer meadow. My secret place I visit to relieve stress. Male and female Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arth… A juvenile, but what species? The insect patrol Looking through a window. Looking out our door last evening. Opposite a brightly colored sunset... The height of summer is here... Summer at the lake Under Power Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Invasion of a microscopic monster... Market day Maggie the inspector... Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) and wild-growing… Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) Cup-plant (Silphium perfoliatum), protected in thi… Celebrating the beauty of lilies. A Teasel flower at my eye level under the pylon 8 ft. Tall Teasel plant Looking up from the trail The old cornfield... Today, above me. A window to the sun A young Tufted Titmouse. "Hello, is anybody listening...I am singing!" On the far side of the pond There were five egrets in all. Great White Egret at the end of the breeding seaso… Milbert's Tortoiseshell "Keep Out" A Lily Dream Calico Pennant Ebony Jewelwing mating