Common yellowthroat

Spotted a common yellowthroat (female) this evening in Bobolink Meadow.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/id

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Also this butterfly but not sure what type:

Half of US food is thrown away

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect

See this link to the Real Junk Food Project : http://therealjunkfoodproject.org/

Nature walk

Three photos from this morning's nature walk: monarch butterfly, common yellow throat, song sparrow:

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Summer solstice and full moon walk

Three photos from last week's summer solstice, full moon walk on Monday June 20th.

UK Brexit poster

This poster seems appropriate, following all the acrimony over the Brexit/Leave vote last Thursday:

Democracy is far too important to be the preserve of the elite (Giles Fraser)

There are very few journalists that I find inspiring, but the Guardian's Giles Fraser is one of them:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2016/jun/23/democracy-is-far-too-important-to-be-the-preserve-of-the-elite

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Fraser

Japanese Iris and Clematis

My Japanese Irises and Clematis are out now.