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| Monarch butterfly enjoying the last of the summer zinnias. |
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| Last of the summer zinnias. |
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| An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail enjoys a thistle somewhere in Eastern North Carolina |
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| Hesperia comma, the common branded skipper, enjoying a thistle. |
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| So close to being ours. |
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| There's beauty in lichen colonies on an old fence rail. |
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Love the toothed leaves and long-lasting, teasel-like blossoms of the sea holly.
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| Exuberant zinnia, a symbol of endurance. |
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White cosmos blooming in the dill and fennel bed.
Like those two herbs, cosmos also attract pollinators. |
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| Some kind of dahlia, I think. |
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| Wee fluffy doggo I met at the farmers market. |
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| Soft, airy, and always elegant Queen Anne's lace. |
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| Happy yellow Tickseed (Coreopsis) blooming in the afternoon shade. |
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Always cheerful black-eyed Susan, a low-care plant
beneficial to bees, butterflies, and birds |
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| Vessel, a massive ouroboros of stairs in Hudson Yards, NYC. |
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| Iris "Gnus Flash," a tall Bearded Iris |
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| Mom may be gone, but her garden goes on. |
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| Found this gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) hanging out on the patio. |
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| "Silent Agitator," clock sculpture by Ruth Ewan located on the High Line near 24th Street. |
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A beautiful purple bearded iris blooming amongst the
weeds at Jem's Garden & Dairy Barn, Manchester |
