summer flowers

Seeing coneflowers in bright pink signals summer to me.

blazing star & butterflies

As I walked through a garden at Maudslay State Park this afternoon a patch of flowers caught my eye. The bright purple color of the blazing star flower attracted both butterflies & bees.

solo

A single flower pops out from behind a fence, decorating the sidewalk with a bit of color.

fringed

A fringed poppy, fully open and starting to decay...

what's in a name?

I always thought flowers wearing the name black eyed susan had a black center. Funny, this flower with a light colored center identifies as the Prairie Sun version of the black eyed susan.

It's a beautiful flower.

rippled reflection

From a walk in Harold Parker State Forest this afternoon, a rippled reflection...

poppy, open

While there are still poppies in bloom, most are close to end of life.

This one, wearing pink, has started dropping petals.

late bloom

The last of the iris are in bloom.

Japanese iris (or iris ensata) have a flatter shape than the iris I see earlier in the season. I think they are all beautiful.

a rose by the beach

Wild roses were in bloom at Odiorne Point State Park.

The plants thrive not too far from the ocean.

green

Grasses in Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, NH paint the coastline green.