Garden Beauties

Zinnia Garden & Swallowtail Butterfly

Wings spread 

Profile view

Honey Bee on Mini-Sunflower

Azure Blue Butterfly on Black-Eyed-Susan

Hovering Hummingbird

Little Black Cats ~ In Art & Life

"Wood Thrush's Song"

"At Peace in the Woods"

 

Shanti enjoys her place in the sun

Today's Flora & Fauna

Black-Eyed-Susan flowers' time to shine

Ole Cottontail Bunny

Zinnias are bright & colorful, too

Duskywing Butterfly

Swallowtail in the garden

Leaves already turning color due to little rain & heat

Sweet Fawn

This morning, we were treated to a visit from one of the sweetest denizens of the forest, a little fawn. I was able to take a few photos before the fawn leapt the fence to rejoin the mother deer in the woods. Even at its wee size, this fawn could jump high!

View through the cherry tree leaves

Surveying its surroundings

"Just another minute, Mom!"

Getting a few more nibbles in 

Kitty Back Ride

One ...

Two ...

Three ...

Wheeeee!!! 😊😊😊

Garden Visitors

Skipper butterfly on zinnia flower

Phoebe perched on tomato cage

Summertime Babies in ACEOs

Baby Skunk with Mom

Fawn

Baby Bunnies

So Funny!!!

Anyone who shares their lives with cats and/or dogs knows what amusing company they can be. Even though our two cats, Silver and Shanti, spend a good deal of their time napping these days, in their waking hours the antics ensue. Here are the two of them both trying to fit on the back of my chair (while I'm sitting in it!) My husband, Kevin, took the photo.

Silly Kitties ~ Shanti & Silver

Early Morning

Sun-dappled leaves

Tiny web-master midway down

Bunny in a sun spot

Soft hues

Kitty holding court with the Black-Eyed-Susan flowers

Bright & Sunny

Our forecast for the day is full of sunshine. Here are a couple of new garden flowers starting to bloom in sunny, yellow shades.

Black-Eyed Susan

Bee & mini-sunflowers ~ Flowers are small, but stalks are tall!

Summer Flowers

Many of our flowers are done blooming for the year, but some are just getting started!

Multi-colored Zinnias

Russian Sage

Pink Coneflower

Golden Coneflower

Last of the Lilies

Silly Rabbits

Our resident baby bunnies explore the patio.

Don't eat the rose bush ... ouch!!!

One more in the line-up

"Thanks for the leg up buddy!"

"Gotta run. See ya later!"