A Canada anemone from Milwaukee Riverside Park. The upper Midwestern US with hot and humid summers and year round precipitation allows for the growth of several kinds of plants and flowers in different habitats.
I have tried to capture the intricate structure of this delicate flower, which I noticed in Milwaukee's Riverside Park. The early summer growth provides a complementary background.
Cow parsnip flowers during early summer at Milwaukee's Riverside Park. Seasonal rains ensured a lush growth which provided a complementary green background to the flowers.
A curious harvestman eyes me late in the evening at Milwaukee's Riverside Park. The texture of the leaf provides a secondary point of interest in this image. Harvestmen are not true spiders in that they only have one part to their body, whereas spiders have three parts.
A chicory flower I came across in Milwaukee's Riverside Park. Chicory was introduced in the US by early Europeans and grows in disturbed soil. The chicory root is edible and was used as a substitute for coffee during World War II. I like the delicate structure in the filtered afternoon light.
A least skipper gets ready for the evening on a milkweed plant at Milwaukee's Riverside Park. Butterflies have a symbiotic relationship with plant species - the caterpillar of each species feeds only on certain species of plants. Presence of these plants is critical to the survival of the insect species.
A hoverfly rests on a false sunflower blossom in Milwaukee's Riverside Park. Hoverflies look like hornets - a mimicry that makes potential predators avoid capturing them. The colors on the hoverfly are perfectly complemented by those on the dominant flower.
