August in the Garden

For years I’ve been trying to capture the intense red of the Cardinal Flowers that bloom in August along the edge of our small pond. Today I took this photo and enhanced the saturation and contrast in Photoshop. It’s still not as bright as the real thing, but closer.

On the front porch the Begonias are doing well, having about doubled in size since I planted them in May.

Also on the front porch, the Geraniums are blooming well, too.

The largest flowers in the front garden are dozens of these Joe Pye Weeds, six feet high and loved by insects and butterflies, though I couldn’t find any to photograph this morning.

My only insect photo is this Silver-Spotted Skipper on our Butterfly Bush. If I had more time and patience, I could get more, I’m sure. Yesterday there were some beauties, and they’ll probably be back.