Time and change
Lutheran garden echinacea
This was a bike-trek day, and one of my favorite stops en route is by a meditation garden created and maintained by the local Lutheran church. At this time of year, the blossoms are often heavy with various butterflies, from the local and resident skippers and fritillaries, to the wayfarers and migrants moving through the area: Red Admirals and Painted Ladies, to Monarchs and American Buckeyes. The garden is also yet another seasonal touchstone, and as August draws to a close, you don't need a sundial to tell you that time and change are in the works. These Purple Coneflowers, so perfect last week, so forlorn this week, convey an unmistakeable message. Capture my image now. I won't be around forever. I listened.