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
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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.