Bug picnic

hummingbird

Here stands the guard over the feeder while four others try to get a drink! Watching the little acrobats constant movements, suspension in mid air, and chirping provides us with constant entertainment!!

Cardinals nesting

It was so exciting to see the cardinals nesting in the pine tree one more time before the snow comes! I watched both parents carry juicy tidbits to the nest but it is too high for me to peer into!!

Canna Tropicana

Bloodleaf and Snow Queen Caladium

Hummingbird

Loofah flower

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Black pearl

Capsicum annum

Castor bean

Sunflower

"duck" of the rock

Monarch and zinnia

"Don Quixote"

And the world will be better for this

That one man, scorned and covered with scars

Still strove with his last ounce of courage

To reach the unreachable star

Ripples

Butter cow

This is the butter cow from the Iowa State Fair. Shooting through the glass, and dodging people affected the quality of the picture but I had to put her on my blog to remember the fair today!

Monarch

Our neighbor gave us a special treat today!

Oak Tree

male bluebird

Margarita Pizza

Cardinal and friend

The male cardinal has been feeding this female brown-headed cowbird. The cowbird is the only parasitic bird (laying their eggs in other birds nest) in Iowa so perhaps the cowbird was raised by the cardinals.

Round

This is produce from my brother's garden. The two cantalopes grew together. So guess they are Siamese twins! He also had squash, potatoes, and tomatoes grow together this year!

Monarch on orange zinnia

Pearl Crescent

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Rosebud

Candy Corn Vine

Pink Zinnia

Heart Potato

This is a heart potato from my brother's garden.

Cardinal

Red Zinnia