oak leaf in transition

signs of summer’s end

walking stick

sumac leaves

caterpillar

common ragweed

spent daisies

jack in the pulpit seed berries

acorn

gray tree frog

yellow foxtail grass

planthopper bug

purple prairie-clover

viginia rail

velvetleaf seed pods

downy feathers

wild blackberries

echinacea

a day of fossil hunting

roadside thistle

bedraggled feather

northern redbelly snake

two crow feathers

wild plums

a collection of milkweed pods