September 19, 2008 Virgin's Bower is at its delicate best in the last days of summer. It likes to climb at the edge of the woods.

September 17, 2008 After a moist weekend.

September 12, 2008 This fellow sports attractive striped antennae...

...while this one is all about being green.

September 8, 2008 Late summer blooms showing age, but lovely nonetheless.

September 4, 2008 Milkweed pods continue to mature.

September 2, 2008 Despite the drier weather, there are some mushrooms to be found.

August 27, 2008 While the larger thistles are only beginning bloom, the small ("Canadian") varieties have quickly gone to seed.

August 22, 2008 The Spotted Touch-Me-Not continues it's long period of bloom.

August 19, 2008 Goldenrods have come into bloom. The color-matched visitor is a reminder that these pretty flowers are insect-pollinated and not a significant source of airborne pollen.

August 1, 2008 So full of light, this mid-summer flower.

July 30, 2008 It's the peak of the relatively short blueberry season.

July 29, 2008 A roadside treasure.

July 25, 2008 For most milkweed the short period of bloom is almost past.

July 24, 2008 The calm before the storm last night. Heavy rain and wind followed.

July 21, 2008 A wildflower bloom (onion/garlic family) that hints of party favors.

July 18, 2008 A 20 second-long visit from a dragonfly. The wing structure always makes me think of the lead cames of stained glass. Gone.

July 16, 2008 A Great Spangled Fritillary visits a colorful bee balm bloom.

July 14, 2008 So much apetizing greenery.

July 11, 2008 Coming in for a landing...

...and then immediately to work.

July 10, 2008 White, the color for early July.

July 7, 2008 Common yarrow is just now coming into bloom.

July 3, 2008 The sway from a gentle breeze doesn't deter visitors to this roadside wildflower.

July 2, 2008 A favorite, although non-native, flower of early summer is Deutzia scabra 'Candidissima' here looking dramatic as petals fall... and gorgeous at full bloom — all within the same shrub.

June 30, 2008 Returning from a week of travels I found the first of the knapweed coming into bloom — a sure sign of summer. Tyrol knapweed (Centaurea nigrescens) is an invasive, but attractive, species.

June 22, 2008 The short-lived but complex world inside of a poppy.

June 20, 2008 This poppy was accented by the last of the spring sun. And then, with a thunderstorm, summer arrived at 7:59 PM.

June 16, 2008 The non-native, but naturalized, Ragged Robin is just beginning its long season.

June 13, 2008 The flower for these sunny days.

June 10, 2008 Aesculus hippocastanum, or "horse chestnut," flowers and spring showers.

June 6, 2008 A tulip tree reaches bloom.

June 4, 2008 As drizzle falls, raindrops cover this small wildflower.

June 1, 2008 Weekend storms ended with a rainbow.

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