Queen Magnolia in a Wet Snow – West End – St. Louis, Missouri

By the Water – Autumn in Forest Park – St. Louis, MO

In the Golden Hour – Thistles and Bumblebee – Forest Park – St. Louis, Missouri

The Fireworks Outside My Front Door – North St. Louis 4th of July

Into the Gloaming, a Journey with the Lotus – Tower Grove Park – St. Louis, Missouri

So, there are a full 31 images in this post which asks for quite a bit of a commitment for you to go through 🙂 However, they are are presented chronologically as they were taken, and I think the progression of lighting as the sunlight disappears is pretty interesting to observe. Plus, some of the later shots are pretty killer! I had my long lens with me and, so, was able to get rather closer for some cool compositions. Enjoy!

Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly – Two Takes – Forest Park, St. Louis

Serendipity – Reflected Lotus Leaf with Dragonfly – Forest Park, St. Louis

I was certainly trying to capture the reflected lotus leaf; I got the dragonfly thrown in unawares! All is gift.

More from the Lotus Pond – Tower Grove Park – St. Louis, Missouri

Tulips in Tower Grove – St. Louis, Missouri

Samarkand by Jack Youngerman in Autumn – City Garden – St. Louis, Missouri