From our walk this morning there were ample opportunities to indulge my retirement vow of paying closer attention to the natural world around me.
Aster novae-angliae - commonly known as the New England Aster - has been blooming for about a month now.
This native plant grows all-over around here in sun, shade and moist spots. A late bloomer it really shows-off when autumn rolls-around. We included it in our prairie seed mix decades-ago.
The coloring can range from white to blue although ours generally are pink to purple with variations of blue in between.
It's a terrific nectar plan and I've been busy photographing many of the bees and butterflies paying it a visit.
Can you find the honey bee in the photo?
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