Butterfly, Bridge, and Nature's Beauty

I have been trying to get out in the woods

now that summer's heat has passed

(and

before the autumn shows us

it's full beauty)

to still

capture all that I can with my lens.

Sometimes you just turn around in your yard and find nature's glory too:

We went for a ride and found this little waterfalls

about a stone's throw from a bridge over an old road:

One day, we followed a ride on a road off the highway to get to a rummage sale

at a tiny, township hall.

Right next to it was a gorgeous little pond

with this fantastic curved bridge built over it!:

I loved the view of the bridge up close...

but

even better,

was the "orb" in the photo

when I downloaded it!

Doesn't it make you wonder?:

We went out on our lake

and captured this

fabulous sunset....

I may enlarge this one and frame it!

What do you think? Should I?:

Another shot of that lovely pond with the curved bridge:

A red dragonfly!:

I guess you could say

I was a little obsessed with

the curved bridge:

I hope you find

"end of summer"

beauty

in your life, too!

Autumn Carp River Gardens: Part Two

As promised, I am posting today the second half of some of the photos I took this week at the Carp River Botanical Gardens. The grounds are breathtaking, set in a valley of pines. The Master Gardener has set up three waterfalls and several flower beds which bloom continually from May to October.

Here is one of the lovely waterfalls you can see at the Gardens:

Loved this peach colored Dahlia!:

And, there isn't a Lily yet that I don't love:

Isn't this color the epitomy of Autumn?:

I have never seen this variety before..see the light pink outside and dark pink folded in the petals? It was amazing!:

Foxglove!: (Can't wait to plant the seeds I got from fellow blogger Tatyana to see if they come up in my garden next year!):

What a rose!:

More shots of his freckled lilies.... I took several of them!:

I just missed a bee in these!:

I thought of fireworks everytime I saw one of his two-toned dahlias!:

I had to end the post with this super closeup of the freckled lily!

Can you smell it???

It was heavenly!:

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend everyone!!

Enjoy and savor one of the last wonderful weekends of summer

and

celebrate the beginning of Autumn!