August Miscellany

Hello there!

This time of year there is no shortage of things to see along the Greenway--in fact, there is so much to see that I often end up with dozens of photos of interesting sights that don't quite make the cut for their own post, either because the photo is less compelling than others, or I'm unable to confidently ID the subjects in order to describe them appropriately...so I thought I'd collect them in a late-summer medley.

Easily overlooked in lawns and elsewhere, Red Clover leaves have striking variegation.

A tattered butterfly--a Comma or a Question Mark (I think a Comma based on the descriptions of the dots on the forewing from this website).

The teeny tiny white flowers of Hemp Dogbane--just a few millimeters wide--make these long (4"-8"), skinny seed pods!

Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) is actually a member of the citrus family and not closely related to ash trees, which belong to the olive family!

White berries of Dogwood.

A little hairy-legged fly (?) visiting Ratibida pinnata flowers.

Smooth, round buds of Prairie Dock flowers.

Unidentified inchworm on Purple Coneflower.

So many August bees, on so many yellow flowers!

Purple Coneflower getting a little crazy, sprouting ray florets all over the place.

Compass Plant leaves curl around its tall stem.