07/23/26

 The other day, after washing my truck, I came out to move it and was treated to this sight.  A Polyphemus Moth was clinging to the back tailgate.  I ran back in the house to get my camera and it was still there when I came back out.  I watched it for a bit as it would very slowly slide down the clean tailgate towards the bumper.  😃  It eventually moved here on the bumper and then I coaxed it off as I didn't want it to either get hurt while i moved it or trapped in the garage.  It was quite cool and at least 5 inches across.

 

07/22/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is Carolina Horse Nettle.  It is in the Nightshade family so it is related to tomatoes.  It usually blooms May through September.  It produces small yellow fruits that resemble tomatoes but are poisonous.  Even though they are poisonous to humans and livestock, several types of birds like wild Turkeys, Pheasants and Quail will consume them.

 

07/21/26

 Today's bird is one that I captured back in late May and never posted.  From what I can tell, it is an Osprey.  They are not usually in mt area so guessing it was just passing through. The plumage is of a juvenile supposedly.  Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.  

 

07/20/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I love Echinaceas or as they are also known, Cone Flowers.  I love looking at their centers up close as they have quite the neat pattern.  Reminds me of that old drawing tool, a Spirograph.

 

07/19/26

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  I had to share this image because it has been months to get it done.  I finally got my ground garden layout weeded enough that I could run a train on  it.  I have been trying since April and some parts were weeded at least 3 times before I finally got it all done.  This is my Accucraft Santa Fe locomotive and it's train making some rounds on it.

 

07/18/26

 Last weekend I went to see a Cattle Drive in my town with a friend.  They did take to the sale barn from surrounding ranches but they were not Longhorns like these.  There were 18 Longhorn Cattle up from a ranch in Oklahoma.  They were herding them down the street from the Sale Barn to the downtown market area.  In the rear, in red, are the General's Mounted Color Guard from Ft. Riley.  It was great to see them as, for a while, they were going to be decommissioned.  It was fun to see something a bit different and it was all an effort to bring people into the downtown area which it seemed to as there was quite the crowd. 

 

07/17/26

 It's Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is one that I just got from my pond this past week.  This Dragonfly was nice enough to sit a bit for a photo in a spot with some great bokeh.  Sharing this image for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!