Renewed Acquaintance

Monarch butterflies come through northeastern Pennsylvania every year, finding our cone flowers tempting way stations.  This year a specimen stayed focused on the nectar hunt long enough for me to snap dozens of photos from a variety of angles.  I like these three perspectives for the detail that I could observe and research. The first … Continue reading Renewed Acquaintance

Sunshine On My Shoulder (Wing Patches) Makes Me Happy

The morning's light builds heat in the goldenrod field, a thicket of last year's woody stems and this year's giant St. John's wort, morning glory, and lanced leaf goldenrod flowers.  A Widow Skimmer extends his wings, warming his night-chilled blood.  Soon he will bob and weave his way onward.