A Nature Walk with the Butterflies

Hubby and I don’t live in the nicest house in town,

but we do live on a quiet street that empties into a winding meadow path leading to the forest preserve.

We often take a nature walk on the path into the forest preserve

making me feel truly blessed to enjoy such easy access to God’s beautiful nature.

This past Sunday I grabbed my camera and hubby and I took our familiar walk.

I was hoping to snap a few photos of butterflies like this pretty Yellow Swallowtail.

 

Part of the path winds through this meadow filled with clover and crown vetch.

It winds up a small hill into the wooded forest preserve. You can see rows of corn in the background.

 

You would never know that a thriving little town is on the other side of the tree line.

Our house is just beyond the trees a block from the beginning of the prairie path.

 

The fields were just full of butterflies drinking nectar from the clover flowers.

 

A painted lady, also known as a Cosmopolite, sat still for a photo.

 

Sometimes you just get lucky when you have your camera in hand on a nature walk.

 

The bumble bees were out, too. Buzzing around in the summer sun with the butterflies.

I’m really going to miss summer … I’m already feeling melancholic that it’s almost over.

 

Beautiful goldenrod is in full bloom now, signaling the time when kids go back to school.

 

We had an inspiring nature walk and I was happy to get some butterfly photos.

This coming weekend I think we’ll take a walk on another path to see what else we can find.

 

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