Plenty of Monarch butterflies swooping around here lately, and I keep wondering if the hungry caterpillar I captured on video is one of them. I hope so. As much as I love birds, I hope they eat something else. We need our Monarchs.
In the first photo below, we see that something has been doing a good job of pollinating the sunflowers. Maybe Monarchs? Pollinators have also been working on the Black-Eyed Susans scattered through a field along the Greenway.
The Rose o’ Sharon and the Trumpet Vine are flourishing. So much beauty! I had to bring some of it indoors — Russian Sage and Potentilla.
Next are views of a lily pond, Fresh Pond, and a West Side New Shoreham beach, including long shadows from artists of various ages who work with stones. There’s also a shot of the Mohegan Bluffs.
And for good measure, another glamorous nature scene, but one that Caroline H. sent from Utah.
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I wonder if Caroline H is my sister, and if the picture she shared is from her place in Utah.
It is your sister, but she said something about Arizona and monsoons.
Sweet shots of summer! Lovely pictures.
Enjoying summer and nature– even if Covid restrictions return, we can still enjoy nature.
You bet! So much to notice and enjoy.
Those sunflowers are beautiful!!
Sunflowers always seem best in a large group like that. They belong in company.
Thanks for sharing these beautiful and happy photos! ☺
Thanks for looking at them. Happy is always a goal.