6 July 2024 A Park Journey With Phineas

The day was perfect for enjoying a park walk with wildflowers.

A yellow swallowtail stopped by wildflowers.

Phineas has cancer and is dying. He has good and bad days. Today, he was having a good day. I was thrilled for being able to give him a park trip.

The bees were staying busy gathering pollen.

5 July 2024 Moving Around

It was a day to move around and carry the camera. It started off with a visit to Lake Metroparks' Beatty Landing.

Blue Fronted Dancer

It was a good day for spotting blue flying creatures.

An attractive goldfinch

Summer flowers at Orchard Hill

An unknown moth

Two rainbows in one evening!

4 July 2024 Holiday Visit to Hogback Ridge

The two-tiered fanning waterfalls at Hogback Ridge are a sight to enjoy. Despite nearing the middle of summer, the flow across the falls was still strong.

First frog of our visit...

Back-to-back bunny sightings on park visits...

Blue vervain was in bloom at the water's edge...

This salamander appeared to be sleeping when I spotted it.

Another frog sighting finished our journey.

3 July 2024 Bunny, Birds, and Blossoms

1 July 2024 Spring Hill Park

Spring Hill Park is a smaller park with a scenic lake. I was hoping for a great blue heron sighting, but the lake was quiet.

At home, our zinnas were hosting bees and butterflies.

29 June 2024 Mentor Marsh

We made a short stop at Mentor Marsh hoping to see herons and egrets. The herons were very deep in the Marsh and outside camera range. Instead an egret was closer in for an image.

23 June 2024 Summer Blossoms

Everyone seemed to be visiting the summer blossoms this evening.

Check out the saddle bags of pollen...

A song Sparrow for the evening