The temperature is rising and the birds are becoming more and more quiet. But the heat brings out other wildlife to enjoy like butterflies and these dragonflies.

Summer has officially arrived and new types of flora and fauna are appearing with the hotter longer days.

With all the rain we’ve had recently, I had a feeling that the little falls along Arden Valley which is only active during the wettest of weather might well be flowing today. I was not disappointed.

A foggy day is no excuse not to get out and see what images I can capture for the blog. Today’s fog added to the mood of several of the landscapes.

As Fathers’ Day weekend approaches, we’ll visit a couple of Nature’s families and see how Dad is holding up his end of the familial obligations.

“To everything there is a season”, and this is the season for Mountain Laurel to be blooming at the summit of Bear Mountain.

As we move well into the month of June, more and more signs of the approaching summer appear in the natural world. Among the most prominent is the Monarch butterfly.

Rainy days are no good for golf, but they aren’t all that bad to grab a few shots of Mother Nature in another element of her beauty.

The second part of the Silloway Count involved Brooks Lake, Iona Island and the Bear Mountain dock.

It is June 2 and time for the annual Silloway wildlife inventory of Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks.