As summer wanes, the scenes change, but everything is beautiful. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net.

Last rose of summer, sent by Janet Clark of Hallieford. Butterfly photographed by Steve Angell at Whitley’s Peanuts, Gloucester Point. A butterfly enjoys a zinnia in the court circle; sent by Donna Phillips.

Betty Vance sent this photo of a luna moth from Glass Road. Toad hiding in a daylily; photo by Shannon Saunders, sent by Rebecca Slater.

Egrets and herons on the Severn River, sent by Jonathan Ober.

An eagle landed on Brenda Moore’s dolphin statue bird bath at her home in New Point. A favorite resident Bunny Rabbit from Cheryl Battle of Bavon. Betty Burton sent a photo of Kitty Burton: “the last drop of the whipped topping is mine!”

Mike Cunningham took two photos of last week’s solar eclipse, which was partial in Virginia and full in Spain. He sent a filtered photo, left, and one taken with no filter.

Mary Pope of Mathews sends a scene from he...