The monarch spreads its wings. This is a migratory insect with a long journey ahead of it.
Marsh meets forest.
A makeshift bridge over a woodland brook can be seen in the background.
Here is yet another fungus.
Ah, here is the toad. The American toad, Bufo americanus, has beautiful yellow eyes; alas, I could not get a good shot of them.
It would seem there are quite a few fungi among I.
I pass by the pond once more as I turn homeward.