We finally had a good amount of rain on Thursday night. That morning, we had a lovely sunrise which I captured on the way into work. It was raining off to the east but that had missed us as per usual this year. We have not had our usual amount of moisture over the winter or this year yet. It hadn't rained since the very first few days of March and then it was only about a half inch. I have a feeling it is going to be a very dry year. 😓
It's Friday, TGIF! The Tulips are blooming! Some got nipped by the 12 degree temp we had recently but some made it through OK thankfully. They are a bit small this year, I think due to the no moisture. We have not had any rain since a small amount during the first week of March. This Tulip is growing in my former Tomato garden. I chose this photo for today due to the bit of bubbly bokeh behind the fence because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
I had a surprise this past weekend while cleaning up some dried leaves that had fallen on the floor from one of my potted plants. I saw something move and I was like, "what the heck?" I thought it maybe was an ant because I had taken a plant out on a warm day and had to knock some off as I was bringing it back in. Imagine my surprise when I saw what it really was, a teeny tiny Praying Mantis. I have no idea how it got in the house as I have not found any egg sacks. I picked it up with a leaf and put it in one of the flower pots where I hope it stays until I can get it outside. I quick got this photo while I knew where it was because it is so tiny, I will never see it again unless it should move while I am looking.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one I am very much looking forward to seeing again as I find it quite lovely. This is Sulphur Cinquefoil which is in the Rose family and usually blooms in May and June. I have some planted in my yard and I saw that it is coming back up while working over in the area this past weekend.
The Killdeers are back in the area. They seem to leave for a few months when it is really cold and then return fairly early. I captured this image of a pair of them a couple of weeks ago while on a bike ride.
Happy Monday and happy new week! Starting off the week with a lovely Cosmos flower that I can't wait to have growing again. A Bee Fly was enjoying this bloom as well.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the blog! Today's steam locomotive is Denver & Rio Grande Western #318. It is a C-18 locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement also known as a Consolidation. It was built by Baldwin in 1896 and it began it's life on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway. The Rio Grande bought it in 1917 where it ran out of Salida, Durango and Montrose Colorado.
