We went to see some butterflies. It was early in the season for them, but I had a lot of fun figuring out how to take their pictures!

 Butterfly 1
 Graph Paper
 My Butterfly
 My Butterfly2
 An Orange One
 Orange 2
 The Black
 Let's Do It!
 Mmmm Feels Good!

And of course ther was fauna:

 Fern Like
 Green
 Pink Plume
 Redeye
 Cute Red Ones
 Pop

and more butterflies:

 Screen Shot
 Monarch

Happy! Happy! Summer is here!
Thanks for looking.

Just got back from a business trip to the Chicago area.  While there, I visited the community of Lake Forest which is right on the shores of Lake Michigan.  A very pretty place. These are my faves from the 50+ frames I shot.

LakeForestBeach
Market Square Court
Market Square
Plants For Sale

Always - give as much feedback as you have. No holds barred. I am here to learn.

It started very cool this morning, but sunny.  I took a lot of pictures today, but the ones that I am showing you I took during the past two days.  First in honor of Tulip Time, but taken in the condo area, a purple tulip bud.
The next one was also taken in our greens area at the condo.  It is a bushy plant, but I don't know what it is.
Sunshine on Green
I saw this tiny Pansy in my neighbors yard where nothing else was growing.  It must have grown up from seed from last year.
These blossoms are from the little tree in the square across the drive from our condo.  I have been taking pictures of it for weeks first as tiny pink buds, and then the leaves came out, then larger pink buds, and finally these lovely blossoms.
Weeping Cherry 1
Weeping Cherry 2
I took softball pictures today and also went to Frederick Meijer Gardens for the afternoon - lovely place to walk.  We bought a membership so I am sure you will see lots of pictures from there in the future.

Baby Bird Mouths

HH Succulents

Iron Gate

Foliage

Trio

Psychedelic Lettuce

Just some shot from my little courtyard by the condo on Saturday.
Fungi 1
Fungi 2a
New plants 1
New growth

These were all macro shots.

I tried to take some pictures in my garden before the weather got too cold.    For once they seemed to come out!  

First, some had some beautiful berries on my hostas.  Then moved on the the now empty  birdbath. Boy, those birds are greedy!  Then I took a picture of a little  froggy in the garden..  But my favorite is this little  gnome peeking out from behind the leaves.  He's so cute!

goatMA thinkersNH weedsvt dropsMA rockygorgeNH sandmoonMA

no story, just pics to share with you.

Litte Things
The End Of My Day Extra
Borders or no borders what do yall think?

This part of a shrimp plant. The part I'm showing is about 1 to 2 inches in length.I just liked the shape and color of the tiny leaf like stock..Shrimp Plant

Green isn't the only color in spring. red,pink, purple.

(Still cleaning up my hd of old pics...)

Here is the picture of the plant in its full  glory, before it decayed and returned to the soil the following spring.
dennisjb- you are right its a Chinese Latern plant.