There were few asters in bloom today, compared to even a week ago, and the big stand of grass-leaved goldenrod that was attracting so many insects, is now over and done with. But on the few aster blooms that I did find, there was generally an insect or two, as here.

Over on the farm, there are scads of dandelions, late blooming after the last mowing. They were attracting numerous honey bees and a few Eristalis tenax hover flies (bee mimics).