The small animals on or near plants are sometimes the challenge I choose for photography. The walk around Brookside Gardens resulted in a few worth sharing:
The spider on the yucca flower
A damselfly that must have been tired since it stayed put for such a long time. It is an ebony jewelwing!
A mourning dove enjoying the summer sunshine in the garden
Bees at the hollyhocks. I always associate hollyhocks with a great aunt’s house. She always had them planted around the side steps to her house.
A bee on a hydrangea. Brookside has quite a variety of hydrangeas these days and this type seemed the most popular with the bees the day I was there.