the organist
munching on a primerose
straight up
under the skirt of a california poppie
wings of majesty
a yellowtail butterfly having a snack
The gleaner [1]
Bee foraging on an echinacea flower
The gleaner [2]
Bee foraging on an echinacea flower
Anchor
A vine attaching itself to a strand of grass
grasses'vanity
This is the bloom of some tall wild grass [the moisture is what's left of the last passing hurricane] shining in the golden light of a late afternoon, late September
comoslogy
The center of a cosmos flower reflects the bright light of the retiring day
snack for the sac
the carterpillar of a monarch butterfly is munching on a pod of a butterfly bush before changing into a chrysalis
garden on fire
sunflower petals
next year's crop
the vessels containing the dry seeds
the cosmos in the garden
An echinacea flower glowing in the late afternoon light
basking in the light
small wasp taking a break from feeding on the pollen
a short life well lived
dried pods containing the seeds of iris flowers
strings attached
cleome
strand of pearls
rain drops on a cleome
bearers of the next generation
cleome
aerial view
echinacea seen from above
nureyev's leap
echinacea blown by the wind
protective layers
dried casing of the poppy flower before it blooms
free lunch
small wasp snaking on the pollen of a poppy
remains of the season
dried echinacea flower at the end of the summer
harvesting a meal
bee on an echinacea, looming in the background is a large bumble bee