Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Late Summer/Nature Notes

Not quite autumn (officially, anyway)

We still have a few frost-free days yet...but it does feel a lot like autumn with cool nights and warm days....and a few days of morning fog.

Largest square: Monarchs are sipping nectar from a butterfly bush blossom (Buddleia). I have seen monarchs in my yard and in many wild places so I'm hoping the population is up all over North America.

Moving clockwise: obedient plant (Physotegia). wild crab apples, mourningcloak on butterfly bush, spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and willow herb (Epilobium hirsutum).

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16 comments:

  1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"September 11, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    Fine photo-montage. Especially like the Monarch, and the distribution of colour and tone across the montage is perfect.

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  2. CloudySeptember 11, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    Mir gefällt was ich hier sehen und auch lesen kann, komme wieder ganz bestimmt schon morgen dann...

    Lieben Gruß und genieße den Tag
    CL

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  3. DarlaSeptember 11, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    You really captured the colors of not quite autumn, the Monarch looks like stained glass.

    Darla

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  4. JillSeptember 11, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    Gorgeous collage!

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  5. MadSnapper n BeauSeptember 11, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    many beautiful notes from nature today.

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  6. LowellSeptember 11, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Nice! I esp like the crab apples and the butterflies!

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  7. Tanya BreeseSeptember 11, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    beautiful collage~

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  8. Grandma Barb's This and ThatSeptember 11, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Beautiful collage! I'm glad you named the obedient plant because I have one and I couldn't remember the name.

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  9. LONDONLULUSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    How beautiful to see them all together. We still have a lot of butterflies about, but the nights are definitely feeling more autumnal.

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  10. CarverSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Beautiful shots of summers end. The butterflies are so lovely. It's cooling down here too which is a blessing.

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  11. Suburban GirlSeptember 11, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    Dreamy reminders of summer.

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  12. Kerri FarleySeptember 11, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    Such a Beautiful collage!!!

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  13. Buttons ThoughtsSeptember 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    I always love your Nature notes :) B

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  14. ViolaSeptember 11, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Ohoh-wow! What a gorgeous collage! the butterfly down to the right is soooo lovely, with both the light and shadows on it, and it looks transparent in a way.. =)

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  15. SnowcatcherSeptember 12, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Goodness gracious, what a LOVELY photographic quilt! Yes, it won't be long before the snow flies. Our Pikes Peak got eight inches overnight! First of the season!

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  16. RoseSeptember 14, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    I love the play of shadows on the Monarch!

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