Feeding on Thistle

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Tiger Swallowtail on thistle. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Thistles

In the pasture. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

(Photographs copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Thinking of Summer

(Photographs copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

From the farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Behind the Barn

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Thistle. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Beside the Barn

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Thistle. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee on Thistle

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Bee feeding on thistle. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Thistle 2011

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Thistle from behind the barn.

Summer Butterfly

(Photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

A Tiger Swallowtail feeds on thistle in our pasture on our farm in Randolph County earlier this summer.

Thistles

It's the time of year when wild plants start to grow on our farm in Randolph County. We have an abundance of thistle. They are weeds, but the birds love them, so we let them grow for the most part. Here are a couple of images from behind my barn.

(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

In My Own Backyard

(image copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)

I've begun to notice that you don't have to go far sometimes to find interesting images. I love to travel as much as anyone and sometimes I feel that if I'm not in some exotic local, I can't find anything to shoot. Then I walk out my backdoor and stumble upon something that grabs my attention. I hope from time to time to share my backyard moments.