The summer begins. The only access... Four corners in the summer A 90°F day at the river. A tiny Bluet... How about kissing this handsome fellow? A Baltimore Checkerspot One blossom in the river valley. Eastern Kingbirds in a busy area Killdeer sitting on eggs... Highly poisonous Water-hemlock. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, AMERICA! A morning visitor. Sunflowers the birds planted. Lost in a dream. A Secret Summer Place Hot summer's eve. Monarch on thistle flower Monarch feeding on thistle flower. Summer lace Black-eyed Susans are blooming along every road no… A shady place. Heavy thunderstorm rolling through the area. Summer colors Summer sky The last seed won't fit... Losing myself in nature for a while... Bladderwort (Utricularia aurea) Spreading Dogbane The smallest carnation, Deptford Pink Sunset in Michigan at 9:15 P.M. If you don't have a backyard... Summer evening Summer dreams... Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella), fema… Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) Clematis, the summer princess Ferges, the independent family dog... Rosa multiflora Female Ebony Jewelwing Female Ebony Jewelwing Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Queen of June Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella), male