Virginia Creeper, one of the first things to go red!Hoosier-spirited Shining SumacBay Polypore, like giant burnt pancakesWhite OakNew England Aster – along with Goldenrod a fall flowerer. Also know as “Michaelmas-Daisy” because it flowers around September 29, the feast of St. Michael. Ash trees are notoriously difficult to pin down to the species level. One thing that makes them easily recognizable as a group though, is the opposite branching shown here. Dogwood has a beautifully pale pink which contrasts nicely with the scarlet of Red Maple and the burgundy of Ash. I’m no lepidopterist, but I believe this is a “Tussock Moth” of some sort.
recycled paper clips