New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill


 American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis), also known as the American painted lady
In the Orangerie
A stick house. Oh Littie Pig??
At the Gift Shop
Sculptor George Sherwood. There were 17 sculptures in motion

Pollen Banquet

Feasting on an Aster

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Silent Sunday

My mother loved Asters

Silent Sunday

Echinacea

“The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐχῖνος (ekhinos), meaning “sea urchin“, due to the spiny central disk”

An early evening snack by the bee

Fall Bees

The bees are sluggish as the seasons change.

Easier to capture a photograph as they’re not flitting from flower to flower.

Bee on Sunflower

Bee on sunflower

Stopping by a Zinnia

Zinnias are supposed to be easy to grow. I saw these in Columbus Ohio last weekend but maybe next summer I’ll try. They were so vibrant.

One Petal Short

Looks like it started to grow, then quit.