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 A smile for the camera woman. Mecklenburg, Germany Looking into Mecklenburg, Germany Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Overlooking the Elbe river valley, Germany Delicate petals A new lookout for our frogs. Streetlamp decoration, a Red-winged Blackbird. Father (left), dishevelled, Son looking strong and… Precious vine Delicate petals Delicate white September rose At 8:27 P.M. the same evening, western sky The river under the treetops. Zig-Zag, or Large-leaf Goldenrod, very rare in thi… Joe Pye weed and Showy Goldenrod dominate the wild… Lady's Thumb. 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.