Darby, a Free Spirit among the Wildflowers

Darby romping among the Partridge Pea and other Wildflowers on the Rails to Trails

Spiders of Summer: Orchard Spider Eating Captured Prey

An Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta, an orb weaver) consuming a Fly

that it has ensnared in my Tomato Garden.

This same spider was photographed earlier in the summer, here.

Spiders of Summer: Orchard Spider Approaching Prey

An Orchard Spider is bearing down on a Fly that has been caught in its Web.

Spiders of Summer: Corn Spider in the Rose Garden

This Corn Spider (Argiope aurantia) has been regulating the insect population 

in our knockout rose garden throughout summer.

NYC: Manhattan Skyline from the Top of the Rock

On our last night in New York City, we went to top of the Rockefeller Center ("Top of the Rock") to observe Manhattan from a height. Toward the center of the frame is the Empire State Building, while the Freedom Tower lies over its shoulder, and Lady Liberty is indistinguishable in the distance.

This and other photographs of New York City can be found at the gallery: NYC.

NYC: Picture Time at Bethesda Terrace in Central Park

On the final day of the trip in New York City, we made the trek over to my favorite structure at Central Park, the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain.

Picture time at the Bethesda Fountain and Terrace in New York's Central Park

Cacophony of Commotion in Grand Central Terminal

Some are rushed and others more deliberate in New York City's Grand Central Terminal.

This and other photographs of New York can be found at the gallery: NYC.