Late Summer Monarch ...

 “Just as the bird sings and the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works.”

            ~ Alma Gluck

               ~1884-1938

A beautiful monarch butterfly savors the waning days of summer as it alights on a buddleia flower on a gorgeous early September afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Wild Is The Sun ...

“God made a home in the sky for the sun;

it comes out in the morning

like a happy bridegroom,

like an athlete eager to run a race.

It starts at one end of the sky

and goes across to the other.

Nothing can hide from its heat.”

  ~ The Holy Bible

  ~ Psalm 19: 4-6

Shining with a wild beauty – looking more like the moon than the sun – the orange-tinged sun holds court in a hazy, milky sky over Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania on September 15, 2020.

Wildfire smoke from the West Coast caused the sky to appear as it did as sunset neared in the waning summer. Since the smoke was at the altitude where planes fly – around 30,000 feet – it could be seen but people could not smell it, and there were no air quality issues.

Summer Vibes ...

“I’m pickin’ up good vibrations …”

     ~ “Good Vibrations”

  ~composed by Brian Wilson,

           lyrics by Mike Love

      ~ The Beach Boys

       ~ 1966

The light of a looming late summer sunset flirts with these fuchsia flip flops, seemingly left behind after a day of summer fun on the banks of the Jordan Creek at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania in early September.

On the color wheel fuchsia is located between pink and purple, which means it can be thought of as a meeting point between the two shades. However, in everyday use, fuchsia is commonly thought of as a bright shade of pink.

Dancing In The Field ...

“In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.”

                   ~ Aristotle

                     ~ 384-322 B.C.

I spotted my favorite white-tailed button buck, who I call Buttons, seemingly doing a little dance in the field in the waning days of summer. He and his twin sister and mama doe were enjoying a mid-September evening as sunset loomed in the park.

I photographed Buttons since he was a precious fawn, then a sweet button buck and then a beautiful yearling until he migrated away in January 2020. Along the way I tossed him many apples, which he loved eating. His twin sister was always a bit more shy about posing for the camera.

It’s a true joy and blessing to me personally and as a photographer to have watched these sweet fawns grow.