Sunset road near Crooks, SD |
August was unusually rainy here in Southeastern South Dakota. This made for an abundance of late summer wildflowers, butterflies and amphibians. All made for interesting photography subjects as you'll see in this selection of my favorite photos from the month. Click on image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in!
Still beautiful even though tattered and torn |
My five year old niece and her prince charming found in the family yard |
Butterfly's eye view on a hillside full of prairie blazing star at Lake Herman State Park near Madison, SD |
Monarch macro |
Upright prairie coneflower or "mexican hat" flower |
Late summer color at Lake Herman State Park |
Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio in between games of a baseball vacation in Cincy and Pittsburgh |
Monarch wing macro |
Sachem Skipper macro |
Red-tipped dragonfly wings |
Face-off at the Maximillian Sunflower |