Monday, March 18, 2024

3/18/24

 Happy Monday and happy new week.  This is a photo I took last spring and never got around to sharing.  I hope to see something similar soon this year.  This is an image of a couple of Peony blooms.  They did really well last year and hoping the same for this year.


 

Sunday, March 17, 2024

03/17/24

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  I'm looking forward to being able to run my Garden Railway trains again.  This is an image from one of it's first runs this past year before I put out any buildings.  This engine is battery powered so I don't have to worry about any track cleaning.  😂



Saturday, March 16, 2024

03/16/24

 Lately I have not had much of an opportunity to photograph colorful sunrises, the sky was either fairly dreary or the timing wasn't great.  With the time change I hope to get a few more now that it will be a bit darker in the morning for a while.  This is one from the end of February that was fairly colorful.



Friday, March 15, 2024

03/15/24

 It's Friday!  Not saying TGIF this week because it's the last day of my week off.  😏  Today's image has some bokeh goodness in it because Friday's Are Bokehlicious.  I captured this image last spring of a Monarch butterfly enjoying the Mock Orange blossoms on one of the bushes in my yard.


 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

03/14/24

 Ive been cleaning leaves out of my Gazebo pond.  It's quite the chore every spring as there are many trees around it and it seems that all the leaves end up in the pond.  I have taken out at least 6 big baskets full of them so far, I have lost count.  Anyway, while cleaning the other day I saw my first frog.  It was very small, only about 3/4 of an inch long.  I captured this image with my phone.  I believe it's a Leopard frog due to the dark spots on it.


 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

03/13/24

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's image is of Spider Antelopehorn Milkweed.  It usually blooms April through June.  The fruits of this plant will resemble Antelope horns which is where that part of the name comes from, not sure about the "spider" part.  When the plant is injured it will ooze a white milky substance.  Monarchs can take this in and it makes them taste bad to predators.  This milkweed is not their primary diet though.



Tuesday, March 12, 2024

03/12/24

 Today's image is of a Cardinal I was able to capture this past winter.  They were cooperative subjects for me at times which was very nice.  Usually they are moving around a lot.  I captured this male resting in the Walnut tree above the Trumpet Vine where they are usually hiding out in the backyard.