Jerry Weinberg

A spicebush swallowtail in the Gardens at SIUE.

As an Illinois Certified Master Gardener, I volunteer time at the Gardens at SIUE. A 36 acre respite for students, faculty, staff, and the community: www.siue.edu/gardens/

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Nice photo! Love the color combo and the lighting!

A cabbage butterfly atop a catmint blossom in my garden.

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Thanks Linda! ❤️

True ephemeral
The Mayflie lives but a day
To preserve its DNA

A #Mayfly on my porch. The adult mayfly has no mouth. It lives only one or two days on the energy gathered in its previous stage. Its one goal is to mate.

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Silvery checker spot butterfly on a white cone flower in my garden.

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"Every day, she takes a morning bath, she wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she's heading for the bedroom chair, It's just another day" - Paul McCartney

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Love the composition! Great photo!

Happy Sunday Morning!

Having breakfast with a friend. I hope you are too!

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Thank you so much!

Crossed paths with this silver-spotted skipper butterfly enjoying a midday meal.

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Cicero

My fantasy rabbit friend in my flower garden next to my favorite place to read in the morning.

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Great pic! Composition, color combo of the bunny and grass, and the bokeh! I

Beautiful photo! Love the composition and bokeh!

Yellow sun shines down
Yellow blooms welcome its rays
Bees buzz, nature's grace

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Angel in the Missouri Botanical Gardens created for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

"Angels and ministers of grace defend us!" - Hamlet Act 1, Scene 4.

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Busy Bee Saturday!

Out for an early morning breakfast, this Eastern Carpenter Bee is collecting pollen from a Purple Loosestrife in my garden.

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Today's goodness blooms
Tomorrow's promises bud
Now and future peace 🙏

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On this morning's walk
Only nature's sounds abound
Deer friend passes by

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Eye-to-Eye with a tulip-tree beauty moth that rested on my porch, waiting for the sun to dip below the horizon got its nightly flight.

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A Red Admiral, who came to rest beside me on my porch, in the morning sun, while I enjoyed the light breeze and some green tea.

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Lovely haiku! Great photo! Thanks for sharing!

Amazing colors! Great photo!

In honor of National All American Pet Photo Day, here is Spark running with Lori (my wife) at the AKC National Invitational. They placed sixth overall!

#AllAmericanPetPhotoDay #beardedcollie #beardie #photography #petphotography #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotographers #dog #AKCinvitational

The morning dew drops
Capturing the sun's first rays
Wisps of nature's hope

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A spicebush swallowtail stopping for a mid-morning meal amongst the red coneflowers in my garden.

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Letter Demands Release of Asha, Her Family Thirty-six conservation groups sent a formal letter urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to immediately release Mexican gray wolf Asha, her mate, and their five pups.

36 conservation groups are urging the immediate release of Mexican gray wolf Asha, her mate, and their 5 pups— whose release was delayed without explanation.

“Every wolf deserves to be wild. Let Asha continue to be a leader for her endangered species.”

nywolf.org/2025/07/lett...

Pale purple petals
Inviting the sun and bees
Joyus simple things

First bloom of my Tall Phlox.
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Thank you! 🙏

“Nothing you do as an individual matters, but it is vitally important you do it anyway.” - Gandhi's Paradox

"Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee." - Anon

Democracy dies in silence.

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