07/25/26

 In early June we were having pretty significant storms about once a week.  This is the sky between a couple where we had about 5 inches of rain total.  It was a crazy evening but made for a beautiful sky.

 

07/24/26

 It's Friday, TGIF!  I haven't been seeing many butterflies, as I have mentioned, but lately the Skippers are showing up a bit.  I captured this one on a Teasel bloom not long ago.  Love the bubbly bokeh in it so sharing for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

 

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.