Cynthia (Walker) Burton recently captured nature in these photos, taken in Rock Port. Above, a bumblebee  pollinates sweet clover. It appears to have a black heart on its back.

A metaphor for facing life’s ups and downs: “A butterfly  can still fly with a broken wing . . . because it thinks it can.”

A black squirrel contemplates his next move at the Rock Port City Park.

This lounging squirrel was spotted in a tree at the city park.