It's very late in the season to be seeing Monarch butterflies, but see one I did.  It was only a few feet away and totally absorbed in feeding on some Verbena blooms.  I was able to get several good pictures before it fluttered away!

 

This must surely be a late-hatching Monarch of this summer, ready to begin its migration southward.   Its wings were not in the least tattered.  What a privilege to see it up close!