Morning Glory

My Morning Glory has suddenly taken off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Nature Conservancy

"Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me. I feel nature can offer some of the best remedies for healing, peace and balance in our busy lives." – Photographer, Sam Austin

American Lady and Rattlesnake Master

We also saw this American Lady butterfly https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Vanessa-virginiensis and Rattlesnake Master plants https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ERYU

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Joe Pye Weed or Ironweed?

We were not sure if this plant was Joe Pye Weed or Ironweed, but it was probably Ironweed: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/vernonia_gigantea.shtml

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Limenitis arthemis

Today we spotted a Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, a North American butterfly species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Green heron and great blue herons

Spotted this young green heron in a local park...and a nest with an adult great blue heron and her young. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/green-heron and https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-blue-heron

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Wild-ish back yards

The advantages of turning your perfectly unnatural lawn into an imperfectly wild piece of land:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/lawn-garden/a28197493/give-your-yard-back-to-nature/?utm_source=pocket-newtab