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"Coneflower and Grasshopper," and More Summer Scenes

The best summer photos from you, our readers.

By TDG Community

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coneflower, grasshopper coneflower and grasshopper I had coneflowers in my backyard and happened upon a grasshopper sitting on one of the blossoms.

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Farmers' Market Bounty

farmers market summer farmers market

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

Sunbathing Lily

lily, flower sunbathing lily My backyard on a sunny day.

Sunset Sport

volleyball sunset volleyball

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

Puglia, Italy

Off in the Distance ...

storm, summer storm road

Miles away from a summer storm in Lincoln, Missouri.

Bandit Squirrel

squirrel, bird feeder squirrel bird feeder

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

Bee on the Go

bumblebee, field, kansas bumblebee in kansas field A bee flies by a field in Kansas.

Camouflage Caterpillar

caterpillar caterpillar

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

National Park Vacation

national park bryce canyon national park

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Coastal Sunrise

sunrise, beach, north carolina sunrise over the atlantic ocean in the outerbanks of north carolina near rodanthe. Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in the Outer Banks of North Carolina near Rodanthe. Sunrise in August is the quietest time on the beach.

Approaching Summer Storm

strom, clouds, summer, maine Ominous clouds approach just before a summer downpour.

York, Maine

No Laundry No Cares

clothesline, clothespin, summer clothespin Enjoying summer on my deck.

Sunset Over Tampa Bay

tampa, sunset sunset over tampa bay

Picnic Island Park, Tampa, Florida

Feeding Time

caterpillar, moth caterpillar moth caterpillar A moth caterpillar in Oklahoma.

Summer Lavender & Butterfly

butterfly, lavender a great spangled fritillary butterfly feeding on lavender nectar in the blue ridge mountains A Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly feeding on lavender nectar in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Saving Beauty

chelsea sunset Marin County, California

Squash Blossom

squash blossom, flower, squash squash blossoms Squash have separate male and female flowers. The first squash flowers are males. A week later you'll begin to see the first females. They depend on bees for pollination.

East Brunswick, New Jersey

A Buzz About Summer

thistle, flower, bee thistle flower and bee A thistle flower with a bumblebee.

Oklahoma

Lilac

lilac, rain, summer lilac A lilac flower after a rainy summer day.

Schouwen-Duiveland, the Netherlands

Sun Lover

sunflower sunflowers

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.

Sunlight and Web

sunlight, spider web sunlight and web

Summer is all about simple pleasures.

Along Turtle Pond, Concord, New Hampshire

First Flight

blue tit blue tit

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

A Bug's Eye View

grass, sun sun grass High noon on a summer day in Connecticut.

The Beauty of the Lotus

lotus, flower lotus The end of summer in Boise, Idaho.

Dandelion

dandelion, flower, weed dandelion Not often is a dandelion seen as a thing of beauty. It’s even edible and often made into a salad; who knew?

Kansas City, Missouri

Backyard Summer Scene

backyard, summer backyard milwaukee This is my backyard where I love to watch nature. It's peaceful; I feel like I'm sitting in a park.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Summer's Wonderful Colors

farmers market, peppers peppers at the sonoma farmers market While on vacation in Sonoma, we couldn't resist visiting their farmers' market and capturing these glorious colors.

Sonoma, California

Desert Monarch

monarch, butterfly, desert spoon monarch on a desert spoon Monarch resting on a desert spoon in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Serene Summer Scene

bench, park, summer park bench summer scene A great place to sit and relax on a sunny summer afternoon.

Montclair, New Jersey

Simple Summer Scene

summer, flower, barn, catskills summer catskills While visiting the Catskills Animal Sanctuary recently, i was also struck by how subtle and beautiful the plant life was. I love the cow barn in the distance, it gives the photo a very pastoral feel of a different time.

Rose Mellow Hibiscus

hibiscus, flower, summer rose mellow hibiscus Summer in Sardis, Mississippi.

Anderson Falls

waterfall, anderson, indiana anderson falls indiana This waterfall is 10 to 12 feet high depending on the time of year and 90 feet across. It is part of Anderson Falls Preserve in Newbern, Indiana.

Skyline Drive

butterfly, virginia, skyline drive skyline drive butterfly A beautiful ride along Skyline Drive in Virginia affords a spectacular variety of wildlife plants and animals. This is a close-up of a gorgeous butterfly on flowers.

Give Me Light

flower, park light flower I went to a local park in New Britain, Connecticut, one summer morning and I saw this amazingly beautiful natural display.

Buzzing About ...

bee, flower, summer bee on yellow flower

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.

The Hibiscus

hibiscus, flower, summer hibiscus The hibiscus down at the Branson Landing were so beautiful; I just had to take a photo!

Branson, Missouri

Purple and Yellow

coneflower, butterfly coneflower and butterfly This is one of the beautiful yellow butterflies that comes to drink nectar from my purple coneflowers in my backyard. In the fall the yellow finches love the seeds from the flowers. The bees love them too ... I'm a big advocate of purple coneflowers, which are native to northern Illinois!

Twilight

twilight, sunset, laguna beach, california laguna beach sunset We had a family photo shoot late in the afternoon. Just as it finished, I snapped this shot of a very tranquil Laguna Beach.

Swallowtail on a Spider Flower

swallowtail, spider flower, butterfly swallowtail butterfly A swallowtail enjoyed some afternoon sun on our spider flower (Cleome hybrid).

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Morning Sun

mond, morning, louisa pond louisa pond esopus new york Morning sun at Louisa Pond, part of the Shaupeneak Ridge Preserve in the Town of Esopus, New York.