Natives and Mother Nature

Arkansas wild flower

Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly - Silene virginica

but I could be wrong...I'm a little Nuts.

The Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly (tell me if I'm wrong) is already worn out.  The spots are faded, almost invisible.   These butterflies are much smaller this year.  Scary!  

A bumble bee gathers pollen.

With a shortage of pollinators this year.

we must trust Mother Nature has it all under control.

Nuts!

Walnuts,

pecans,

an acorn,

and me.

Nuts...

  I have pecan trees in the yard, bare of leaves but still dropping pecans

and the Black Walnuts make faces at me.

Then, there are other nuts,

including me.

The day wasn't worthy

of clean underwear.

Ahh, Nuts!

Black walnuts

Chestnuts

Sometimes Work Is Play...

if you have your camera. While looking for lost cow/calf, I saw beauty every direction I turned. I had to wipe the sweat out of my eyes to focus, but enjoyed the scenery anyway.

Looks like we will have a good crop of hickory nuts this year.

Likin' lichen

Lovin' lichen

A field of Black-eyed Susans