What gorgeous photo essay and response to the prompt, Lauri! Several of these photos are works of art.

I feel the same as you about nature, Lauri, but as our summers get hotter and hotter, I stay indoors more and more. It's a tragedy because the birds are absent, too. We have far fewer birds in this stifling heat than we used to. Summer is like being baked in an oven for three months. If I feel that way, the birds and other wildlife must feel much worse.