The World's Most Beautiful Places
A bright green caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia0 with colorful protrusions crawls on a branch surrounded by vibrant green leaves. Water droplets on the leaves suggest a recent rain shower. In the near future this larva will transform into a Cecropia Moth, a beautiful insect that is the second largest moth in North America. Spotted in Beckley Creek Park, south of Louisville, Kentucky
Misty Boardwalk over Wetlands – Beckley Creek Park – Louisville – Kentucky
Beckley Creek Park, one of five interconnected nature parks (known as the Parklands) that stretch along Floyds Fork, a 62-mile long tributary of the Salt River on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Including Beckley, the five parks are: Pope Lick, Broad Run, Turkey Run, and the Strand, comprising more than 4,000 acres. After Jefferson Memorial Forest, it is the largest nature park in Louisville.
Wildfire smoke from Canada impacts the skies above the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, leading to a wonderful orange sunset. Taken from the Big Four Bridge, the 2nd Street, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy Bridges can be seen in the distance.