Drops of Beauty #416

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonHello friends! Monday has been a whirlwind; I’m hoping the rest of the week slows down, just a little. Thank goodness for birds and all the other beauties!Here are my photo choices for today:We’re having a stretch of unexpectedly rainy mornings! (August 6, 2026)The adult male ruby-throated hummingbirds may have left, but the fun of young males has just started!The sunflowers are blooming!Two for the price of one!Butterflies seem more abundant, too.I’m always amazed what butterflies can do even when their wings start to fall apart. No perfection needed. (duskywing butterfly)Still trying to capture dragonflies in the air!“Hello lady photographer, let me show you how it’s done.”“You just zoom down and pick the berry clean off without a pause!”“It’s easy, now you try!” (if Eastern Kingbirds could talk)“Which way did he go?”“The shadow knows.”“Don’t ask me,…