Marsh Walk

A hawk wasn't very happy about being disturbed. He kept his eye on me and then began screeching at me for a long time.

You can see his mouth open as he screeches. This picture isn't the best quality, but I loved the pose!

I saw a Solitary Sandpiper for the first time. (Solitary is the name of the variety- there may have been more than one.)

I disturbed two foxes from their den in the field. I had only seen one at a distance before. Now I'd like to find their den!

A collage of hail damage. Click to enlarge. The trees are really showing their damage now. The trunk of our Schubert chokecherry is very badly scarred, and the top right is our little Maple Tree. It had 3 branches torn right off. Bottom right shows that the climatis on the right was protected and is blooming, but on the left it took a blow and is struggling. Our Blue Spruce had almost all of its tips ripped off and it is beginning to turn brown. We hope it survives.

Bottom left is my grand flower bed. This really feels like the summer that wasn't.

However, our rhubarb is coming back after being totally sheered off, and I may yet get some sunflower blooms if the frost holds off!