Sonnenberg Gardens

 The Rose garden is blooming

More roses

Turtles and deer

 Three Painted turtles on a log

One of the twins in the woods.

Dog Days

The dog days of summer have suddenly descended from on high.  On the banks of the Genesee River while canoeing.

Woodchuck and deer

 A buck on the hillside

 A doe along the trailside

Woodchucks young and old

A hole ...

A hole in the sky. A drought is about to start according to the forecasts.

Rain most of the week

 We had a drought on wed. so the Painted turtles were sunning

 Whole groups

 Fortunately the drought ended Thurs. morning

 Creeks like this are typically dry by now

 The little Red Newt was out moving to a new home.

The wild cherries are starting to turn red.  Unfortunately these are about 15 feet up.

Rain the couple days

 Fog on the pond

 This is one of the few honey bees I have seen this year

 More Rosa multiflora honey.  At least this weed is good for something

These are snapping turtle eggs recently dug up .  Usually this happens the day after they were laid, but this is weeks later.

Rabbit

This little guy has been chased by Grenville, my dog, several times in recent days but he really likes the seeds that drop from my neighbors bird feeder.

This past week

 I was trying to find a bird and was hearing a plane behind me.  Finally I turned around to see the loops and question mark in the sky

 I could hear the plane continue to loop and maneuver but could not see him until he turned his smoke back on.

 Raspberry in bloom

Tiny little For-get-me-not