July 3 at the Beach

A cool, overcast day for July. Temperatures never made it out of the mid 70s.  We made it down on a high tide in mid afternoon, and beach use was surprisingly low for a July 4th weekend.

 A message left in the sand.

A sunflower nearly overwhelmed by the Kudzu

 A good day for kayaking.

This girl insisted on a lift to cross our rain swollen, and slightly muddy stream.

A little photography











And some dancing.

This Red Admiral stopped to pose.

Range: Guatemala north through Mexico and the United States to northern Canada; Hawaii, some Caribbean Islands, New Zealand, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia. Cannot survive coldest winters; most of North America must be recolonized each spring by southern migrants.

And this Variegated Fritllary. somewhat worse for wear.

Range: Higher elevations of Argentina through Central America and Mexico to the southern United States; also Cuba and Jamaica. Regularly colonizes north through most of the United States except the Pacific Northwest.