September afternoon

A beautiful, clear cool day...

and I spotted this dragonfly who paused long enough

to capture its delicate beauty with my camera.

bees and sunchokes

Josie enjoying dappled sunlight...an afternoon nap.

Autumn

The garden is full of  bumble bees and asters.

The first day of autumn is here!

Brody enjoyed an afternoon nap on the couch

as the sun made a brief appearance.

Tonight we loved seeing the Great White Egrets

gracefully fly by the moon in the fog.

To see more of the first day of autumn
click here!

Autumn Feathered Friends

The bees are busy in the garden gathering pollen

from the tansy...

I was so happy to see the hummingbird was still

here, I know that soon she will be flying south

and I will miss her.

Am delighted to see the juvenile night heron is

also still here...

Another favorite that feels so magical to me
is watching the egrets fly just before sunset
to the island where
all the shore birds spend the night.

We still have some warmish days

before the cold weather settles in and these

feathered friends will fly to warmer climates til next year.

My photos, drawings and memories will carry me
through til they return next spring.

Winged Ones

Enjoyed watching this bee and butterfly
sharing flowers on Sunday afternoon.

In the early evening we were at Pine Point and
watched the Bonaparte Gulls...this one was
negotiating a wave.

Cormorants were flying to their island for the night.

The Sunflower and the Bee

Well, I'll Bee

Someone has been eating the apples!


This afternoon I thought I discovered
who it is, but wait, there's more!

Well, I'll bee!