Adult Chipping Sparrow Still full of down, a young Chipping Sparrow. Spinning out of control... Autumn in Michigan Smooth Aster, Michigan wildflower This White Oak acorn has settled well in my hand An atomsphere The first colors of Autumn Wild grapes Autumn in Michigan When the Autumn winds start blowing... Our daily route... Autumn in Michigan The first of the color change A quiet place The turtle pond is now still. A snake swimming downriver. When the Autumn winds are blowing. Goldenrods are an excellent sugar source. Smalltown America Yellow! Smalltown America Mainstreet Smalltown America architecture Smalltown America architecture Streetlamp decoration, a Red-winged Blackbird. A new lookout for our frogs. Delicate petals Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Looking into Mecklenburg, Germany Mecklenburg, Germany A smile for the camera woman. Silvery Checkerspot A Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) A September day along the country road. Nature's weaving. Wood Aster Wild Coreopsis Turtlehead, member of the snapdragon family Hybrid Milkweed with fist-size seed pods. Milkweed seed pods. Travel through space. Blue shards. Mushroom with facemask The old Chokecherry tree. The power of sun