Goodbye August

I walked about the yard.
I said my goodbye to August.

The mums along the back walk are budding.

The pot of mums on the porch
are beginning to bloom.

The Dogwoods are begining to blush.

A Red Spotted Purple came looking for rotting fruit.

A Tawny Emperor dried her wings.


Skipper seem to enjoy each other's company.


This female Cloudless Sulphur

seemed to be looking for a host plant to lay her eggs.


Lady Beetles are keeping the Goldenrod clear of aphids.


Goodbye August.

Hello September.

On the cusp of Autumn

We are on the cusp of Autumn.



The Crab Apples are ripening.

The leaves in the Fire bush are beginning to turn.

The Rose of Sharon are in bloom.

The Red Admiral butterflies are in their second brood.

My neighbor's bushes are full of orange berries.

Their Walnut trees are full of nuts.

Red Spotted Purple butterflies are basking.

The Bronze Fennel is in bloom.

Tiger Swallowtails nectar in the Zinnias.

It looks to be an early Autumn this year.

It is just beginning.

Today is the New Sunflower Moon.

By next New Moon it will be Autumn.

Walking with the macro

I walked about the yard with the macro lens.
It is always a treat to find the small joys of nature.

I like to see the world up close.

It does get personal when the bugs
land on me!

The Day Flower shimmers in the afternoon sunlight.

The macro lens picks up the glitter.

The birds planted sunflowers in the strangest places.

Seeing the Hog Sphinx also called the Virginia Creeper Sphinx

in the ivy was the best treat of all.

I did not need the macro to see this giant!

I did have to look twice as she was so well camouflaged!

In my own backyard

I watched the Tiger Swallowtail
necter in the cone flowers.

This is a beautiful sight.

My doctor wanted me to grow the cone flowers so I could make my own tea.

If I did that I would need to dig up the roots.

I think Tiger Swallowtails are much better medicine!

I can buy tea!

Small feathers were floating in the breeze.

The hybiscus caught one.

Cooper's Hawk must have caught lunch.

The bees are in the Bright Eye Cosmos.

The Mimosa tree is in full bloom.

It is a July haven for bees, butterflies and Hummingbirds.

I walked full circle in my yard.

I walked back to the Tiger Swallowtails.

I shall try to walk a few times each day.

I am walking in beauty in my own backyard.

Happy July!

Too hot to walk

I walked about in my backyard.

Our clover lawn is home to many bugs.

The Eastern Tailed-blue butterflies

seem to enjoy all the flowers.

The bees love the lavender.

A Variegated Fritillary flew in.

First time I have ever seen one.

A caterpiller munching on a geramiun.

A Zebra Swallowtail having lunch in the butterfly weed.

It is too hot to walk.

I think I will stay home with my bugs.

Weekend Walk About

We walked in the woods Friday evening.

The sun was still bright when the
Eastern Tailed Blues were puddling in the parking lot.

As the evening began to descend
we spotted the Little Wood Satyr.

When we spotted the Great Spangled Fritillary
the sun was starting to set.

We stopped and watched the Herons.

They were getting ready for the night.

Saturday we walked about the Plaza.

A festival was being set up.

The Dragon Boats were coming!

It was Sunday's walk in the woods

that made the weekend so incredible!

It was spending time with the Jewel Wings that stirred my spirit.
Maybe we can grab an afternoon this week to walk in the woods.
I want to be in the woods!

Walk in the woods

We went walking in the woods.

I was hunting for bugs.

My husband and I hunt for bugs on Sunday.



Finding tiny, tiny toads was an extra treat!

I post photographs of Sunday Safari
on my main blog Q's Corner.