More lilies at the New York Botanical Gardens.




More lilies at the New York Botanical Gardens.




Marc made two of these.




The Waterlilies and Lotuses | New York Botanical Garden are magnificent in early September.








I managed to photograph two of the several species of butterflies at the New York Botanical Gardens.


During a couple of hours in the park I captured these.





I have fun identifying plants. Some I remember and some I need iNaturalist to help me identify. I also use Wikipedia. Here is an article on the American Groundnut: Apios americana – Wikipedia that the Native Americans used or use.









I don’t go hiking deep into Ward Pound Ridge. I see more butterflies at the edges.
Here is some history: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation History







To sort out the Comma from a Question Mark butterfly one needs to see the underside or ventral side (first two images).







