“Dancing through nature’s 𝚎nch𝚊ntm𝚎nt: a serene stroll accompanied by the delicate flutter of butterflies. 🦋🌿 #NatureWalk #ButterflyMagic”
Hubby and I don’t live in the nicest house in town,
but we do live on a quiet street that empties into a winding meadow path leading to the forest preserve.
We often take a nature walk on the path into the forest preserve
making me feel truly blessed to enjoy such easy access to God’s beautiful nature.
This past Sunday I grabbed my camera and hubby and I took our familiar walk.
I was hoping to snap a few photos of butterflies like this pretty Yellow Swallowtail.
Part of the path winds through this meadow filled with clover and crown vetch.
It winds up a small hill into the wooded forest preserve. You can see rows of corn in the background.
You would never know that a thriving little town is on the other side of the tree line.
Our house is just beyond the trees a block from the beginning of the prairie path.
The fields were just full of butterflies drinking nectar from the clover flowers.
A painted lady, also known as a Cosmopolite, sat still for a photo.
Sometimes you just get lucky when you have your camera in hand on a nature walk.
The bumble bees were out, too. Buzzing around in the summer sun with the butterflies.
I’m really going to miss summer … I’m already feeling melancholic that it’s almost over.
Beautiful goldenrod is in full bloom now, signaling the time when kids go back to school.
We had an inspiring nature walk and I was happy to get some butterfly photos.
This coming weekend I think we’ll take a walk on another path to see what else we can find.