Happy Fourth of July!

All  of these photos were taken from our back patio tonight.

Early Morning Lightning

Got up extra early this morning when I heard it storming. Sat on the back patio and watched many great bolts of lightning hit. Finally decided I needed to get the camera and see if I could get a good shot.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Yellow Cactus Flower

Flower on cactus in a neighbors yard.

Blue Dragonfly

Purple Flower

I believe this is a Prairie Winecup or a Polly Mallow. There are a few of these in my yard every spring. I've always had a hard time getting a good photograph of them. However, after looking for photographs  of it online, I'm pretty happy with my photo.

Lightning

We had another great lightning storm last night. These photos were taken from our back patio looking to the south.