After a tornado. After a tornado. Monarch in Sunflower Valley Sunflower Valley Monarch on wild sunflower Sunflower Valley Rare: Gentiana alba*** Rare: Gentiana alba*** Rare: Gentiana alba*** Hard-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Red-stemmed Goldenrod Stiff Goldenrod Compass flower (Silphium laciniatum) Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Green-headed coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Green-headed coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) True, natural prairie, protected. Compass flower (Silphium laciniatum) Visitor from the Netherlands City Hall, Marine City, Michigan The corn field Michigan: White Chapel Cemetery & Mausoleum Michigan: White Chapel Cemetery The end of a heatwave. Summer frenzy Travels in Europe Celebrating National Dog Day Our resident swallow Under our carport. A very hot day. Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Preparing for winter A rubber duck boat outing. Osprey nest in lofty heights. The size of a mansion. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) My 200th moon photo. Distraught. Two Red-tailed Hawk chicks Adult Red-tailed hawk Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) Digger Bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis) "What did you say?" The tiny country schoolhouse bell.