As summer draws to an end here are a few samples of what I’ve  been photographing.

Late afternoon stormy weather along Hwy 522

Mommy Mallard with her daughters(?).

Last of the Limenitis arthemis taking some nectar from a Goldenrod.

Pearly Everlasting at the prime for harvesting … for straw flower bouquets this winter.

Iridescent Diptera  (perhaps a Green Bottle Fly – lucilia)  visits the stamens of a male Pearly Everlasting (Dioecious)  Plant.

Autumn Meadowhawk on a milkweed leaf …

UGLY, UGLY, UGLY …..

Pilings next to Bill’s dockage for the Little Snick:

Do you see the Cormorant?  The seagull?

Nice grass

The last of the Monarch Caterpillars on Milkweed …. that are rapidly forming seed pods….

Skipper on a fall Aster….

Over the next few weeks we’ll watch the change of season affect our flora and fauna.   It seems to happen very quickly, similar to spring Equinox.