A friend and photography buddy of mine invited me over to her home to enjoy photographing the activity in the native meadow she had established in her front yard. The garden was about 60' x 30' and was chock full of herbaceous perennials she had planted just that spring.

A Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) finds an excellent source of nectar in a Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis).

Location: Rural Residence, Bealeton, VA