This loon was in a non-breeding phase, so he got kicked out of the group and has to spend the season alone, on a lovely lake in Michigan. Next year he'll be back with the flock.
for Mary
Frog in my garden
Orchid
Spiderwort
Cypripedium acaule (wild orchid) or Moccasin Flower
wildflower
Eastern Hognose Snake, in Melrose Wisconsin
Thistles
Dawn
Water Lily
Snag at sunset
Snake
Deer crossing the Black River in the morning...
Jackson County sunset
