That nature park I’ve gone to for 25 years keeps showing me new views. Every so often, it stays open until 8 instead of 4, as it did this August Friday evening; it’s on the hot side of warm and bullfrogs are croaking and dragonflies are zooming and deer are foraging and the warmth and the light and the sound and the smell all tell you that the entire park is alive. That’s why I love this photo.

August 26, 2016. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), Nikon 70–300mm at 70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm), f/16, 1/125, ISO 1100.