Floating
These neon leaves fade quickly after falling, but offer a bright fringe to the water near shore.
Fall Contrast
Partly sunny days really make fall colors pop, with the clouds giving a contrast to the bright leaves.
Stormy Shards
These blades of ice are the result of an ice storm, followed by a warm (near freezing) humid day.
Opportunity
This Emerald or Cuckoo Wasp was out hunting on the sunflowers that were attracting everything else.
Jeweled Leaf
The recent rain decorated many of the fallen leaves on this afternoon.
Fall Growth
Mushrooms love the wet fall weather, and grow in a matter of days after the rain.
Autumn Gold
The effects of evening lighting can be dramatic if used properly. These grasses would normally be hard to pick out in a photo, but are brought to high contrast detail by the backlighting from the sun.
Fall Hunter
This Yellow Legged Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) was one of the many insects harvesting nectar from the fall flowers.
Evening Snack
This bumble bee was taking advantage of the warm evening to stay out collecting late.
Prairie Smoke
These Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) flowers and seed heads make for a colorful spring in parts of the northern United States and Canada.