While many flowers fade into autumn, this rudbeckia hirta maintains its bright color. #ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #flowers

Zinnias in red are a pop of color in the garden. for #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #flowers

I saw a rabbit munching grass in a garden yesterday. I stopped and watched, hoping that with my not approaching any closer he would stay in place. How nice that he posed for me! for #AnimalArtTuesday #animals #rabbits

Looking north in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at low tide. for #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue

looking east, from the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday

Tiny flowers bring pink to the garden, it's the season for asters. #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #flowers

Leaves are starting to turn here in New England. For #ColorADay #OrangeSun, Japanese maple leaves turning orange #autumn

A walk along the coast in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge sounded good to me today. The weather wizard listened to my wishes, decorating the blue sky with patterns of white clouds. #landscapephotography #coastal

Green leaves hang in front of a leaf transitioning to autumn yellow. From a walk in Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA #ColorADay #YellowThu #leaves #autumnleaves

a bit of red on a building in Rockport harbor for #ColorADay #RedWed #landscapephotography

nearing low tide at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island #ColorADay #BlueTue #TidesOutTuesday #landscapephotography

a mural on a wall in Salem, MA for #ColorADay #BlueTue

In Salem, MA yesterday... a person dressed in bright colors and a clown / skull mask wanders near the Destination Salem Visitor Information Center lots of pink in his costume! #ColorADay #PinkMon

From early September, a coneflower still wearing pink but is showing signs of decay for #ColorADay #PinkMon #bloomscrolling #flowers #MacroMonday

water pools on the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge as the tide flows out #Stunday #landscapephotography

A sunflower in orange, mainly intact but missing a few petals #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #flowers

A clouded sulphur butterfly in green feasts on a yellow dahlia in the gardens of Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH #butterflies #bloomscrolling #flowers #ColorADay #GreenSat

A late season dahlia for #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #bloomscrolling #flowers

Bright color, odd shape... on a wall in Rockport, MA For #ColorADay #RedWed

a dahlia in pink stands bright in a mid-September garden for #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #flowers

Zinnias in a garden for #OrangeSun #ColorADay #bloomscrolling #flowers

While most maple trees in the area continue to wear green one tree shows a pop of red at the tip of a single leaf. #AutumnLeaves

coneflowers in white for #FloralFriday #FlowerOnFriday #bloomscrolling #flowers

a yellow coneflower, petals pointing down for #ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #flowers

A bee is happy with a late season red dahlia for #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #flowers

A dahlia poses in profile for #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #flowers

a mural in Lawrence, MA, created by Mattaya Fitts and titled "A Common Thread" for #ColorADay #CyanTue #murals

looking to the east in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, tide flowing out for #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #landscapephotography

from a late afternoon low tide walk at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #landscapephotography

Coneflowers in various stages of plant life, some bright, some faded for #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #flowers

A thistle in pink tops spiky parts of the plant. It decorates a garden as autumn creeps in. for #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling

A sunflower wears deep orange petals for #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #flowers

From yesterday afternoon, along the boardwalk to the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge #ColorADay #GreenSat #LandscapePhotography

I don't know what triggered me to check the tide chart for Plum Island yesterday afternoon but I'm glad that I did. Low tide at 4:27 pm created a space for a good walk at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. As always, it was beautiful! #BlueSkyArtShow #LandscapePhotography

sunflowers in a garden for #ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #flowers

dahlias in white for #WordlessWednesday #bloomscrolling #flowers

strawflowers in red stand tall in the garden I still find it amazing that living flowers look like they have been picked and hung to dry. #ColorADay #RedWed #flowers #bloomscrolling

a mural on two walls, in Salem, MA #ColorADay #BlueTue #murals

Meterological autumn starts on September 1st, a good time for an early evening walk in a garden. While flowers continue to bloom, colors are darker or fading. This deep beauty is a dark purple drumstick allium. #bloomscrolling #flowers

Low tide was approaching as I walked on the beach at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday. #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday

A cosmos flower in pink for #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #flowers

While my intent was to visit the flowers in Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH, I spent a bit of time chasing monarch butterflies with my camera. #ColorADay #OrangeSun #butterflies

a strawflower in orange and yellow for #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #flowers

A cactus in the greenhouse at Fuller Gardens for #ColorADay #GreenSat

a bit of green, growing in sand at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge #ColorADay #GreenSat

Flowers fade as we move closer to autumn #bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #flowers

a giant coneflower (rudbeckia maxima) in yellow for #ColorADay #YellowThu #flowers #bloomscrolling

A sunflower wearing red petals for #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #flowers

a glasswing butterfly perched on a leaf for #MinimalMonday #MacroMonday #butterflies