Joe Pye weed and Showy Goldenrod dominate the wild… Zig-Zag, or Large-leaf Goldenrod, very rare in thi… The river under the treetops. At 8:27 P.M. the same evening, western sky September rose Delicate white Delicate petals Precious vine Intensity The power of sun The old Chokecherry tree. Mushroom with facemask Blue shards. Travel through space. Milkweed seed pods. Hybrid Milkweed with fist-size seed pods. Turtlehead, member of the snapdragon family Wild Coreopsis Wood Aster Nature's weaving. A September day along the country road. A Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) Silvery Checkerspot Lobelia siphilitica Evening glow Wide open space One single stem of Cardinal Flower... Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on the le… The littlest ones are always last... Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Green Coneflower Lobelia siphilitica Great Spangled Fritillary Hiding among tall weeds Rose-of-Sharon, the late summer queen. Preparing for the cold season. Yellow Jackets (Vespula) Virginia Ctenuchid Moth Such perfect legs! Tail feather of a Red-tailed Hawk Long defunct, ferry dock to Canada Decorative lighthouse From foreign shores. A classic freighter of the Great Lakes. River Park, Marine City, Michigan