"Coneflower and Grasshopper," and More Summer Scenes

At Toby's Feed Barn in Point Reyes Station, California.

Friends playing beach volley in the sea during a fantastic sunset.

Puglia, Italy

Miles away from a summer storm in Lincoln, Missouri.

This squirrel has foiled every attempt I've made to keep him out of feeder. This latest photo shows him after he successfully removed the lid from the feeder by grabbing it and twisting it off.

Front Royal, Virginia

Caterpillar spotted in New Carlisle, Indiana after a light mist.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

York, Maine

Picnic Island Park, Tampa, Florida

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Oklahoma

Schouwen-Duiveland, the Netherlands

It was in the hundreds during our time at Lake Austin Spa and naturally the well-kept gardens were also well-watered. The sunflowers were prospering this year, according to the gardener, despite the heat and drought conditions.

Summer is all about simple pleasures.

Along Turtle Pond, Concord, New Hampshire

We watched as the blue tits took their first flight out of our nest box.

Kansas City, Missouri

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sonoma, California

Montclair, New Jersey

It was a rare and fleeting moment. I snapped this shot on a sunny, mild summer day, in Kansas City, Missouri. I heard the buzzing and was hoping the bee would land on a flower and pose for a photograph. As you can see the bee did just that. Allowing me this opportunity.

Branson, Missouri

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pennsylvania

Rhododendron, New Hampshire

Sabino Canyon, Arizona

Elk Lake, Michigan