This is a collection of photos I've taken over the past month, in chronological order.
Here's a full moon over the lake by our house, taken during an evening walk:
This is a giant turtle spotted in our yard. We used to see it every year during the spring, but it's been a few years since last we spotted it. I'm glad it's doing well.
Mr. Gordon staring intently at the potted herbs on our deck:
During a hike at Moraine Hills State Park, Wendy spotted a black squirrel in a tree:
For the past month, whenever we go on an evening walk around the lake, we see a duck caring for her ducklings, and two geese caring for their goslings. The adult geese always hiss at us as we walk by. One evening all the ducklings were bundled up together in a little pile. (This photo was auto-enhanced by Google Photos.)
As I was leaving the Volo Bog one evening, I took this picture of Venus near a crescent moon:
And finally, last week we spotted a blue heron during an evening walk:
