A fast-flying yellow swallowtail stopped long enough to grace our the wildflower garden yesterday. 
Wind-driven swing dance
The scene was like some botanical swing dance, with the partners tethered by the slenderest strand of spider silk. A hot summer breeze kept the seed parachute aloft, but never out of reach of its partner.
Pipsqueak
The teeny, weeny grasshopper claimed the coreopsis flower for his own after the painted lady butterfly moved on to its next nectar source. In the earlier photo on the bottom, it almost looks like the grasshopper is ducking while the butterfly feeds.
Quiet dignity
Nibbled by bugs, de-petaled by deer, this not-yet-in-full-bloom coneflower still maintains its dignity in the quiet spotlight that filters through the canopy.
Nitrogen-fixing beauties
Legume flowers burst forth after a timely rain, making late summer forest floor look like spring.
REALLY PINK — Legume flowers almost glow a deep magenta.
DELICATE — Delicate pink and white legume blossoms.
SPRINGING TO LIFE — These pink legume flowers sprung to life after a much-needed rain. There were so many it almost seemed like springtime in late summer. Taken Sept. 12, 2015.
Dance of the painted ladies
A pair of painted lady butterflies appear to be dancing in sync as they tack in the wind.
Heron on the prowl
A great blue heron stalks frogs and other prey in a pond near the White River in northwestern Arkansas, against tall grass spangled in wildflowers.
Do you speak yellow?
This little goldfinch seemed to be communing with his floral equivalent.
Dogwoods
Spring has finally loosed all its charms here in the Arkansas Ouachitas. Even the dogwoods have caught up — blooming just in time for Easter.
REACHING FOR THE SUN– Dogwoods popping open o n a beautiful spring day.
THREE BLOOMS — Wild dogwoods dot the Ouachita Mountains, with sprinkles of white in the understory.
Signs of spring
About nine days ago, Arkansas saw record low temperatures. Today, the sun is shining and the mercury hit 69 degrees by mid-afternoon. It’s the perfect day for a photo safari and time to take to the deer trails and old logging road in search of spring.
Tiny Houstonia blooms spangle the re-awakening “lawn.”
The first rock violet bloom looks a bit droopy after days of rain.
Cardamine is an early bloomer in a late-starting Arkansas spring.
The (Urban-Wildlife) Interface 