08/13/26

 I was out taking photos pf flowers last week and found this Ladybug on a wildflower in one of the gardens.  I always love finding them because they are great for keeping aphids off the plants.  Plus, they are cute.

 

08/12/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is one of my favorites, Butterfly Milkweed.  It blooms June through August but is mostly done already in my area.  It can be found in varying colors of orange, from very light to an almost red.  It is in the Dogbane family and is very attractive to butterflies, hence the name.

 

 

08/11/26

 While I was in New Mexico waiting on a train, I had a wonderful experience.  I got to see an owl in the wild up close!  It was so cool.  It sat there for a bit so I could get several pictures of it before it decided to fly away.  I believe it is a Flammulated Owl and they feed mainly on insects.  They usually are in Pine or Fir trees so are hard to spot but this one happened to be sitting in an Aspen tree.  It was very cool to see it. 

 

08/10/26

Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Zinnias are finally blooming and drawing in a butterfly or 2.  I love this variety which reminds me a lot of a peppermint candy. 

 

08/09/26

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  I went to Colorado to see the Cumbres & Toltec Rwy Centennial Limited special train event celebrating Colorado's 150 birthday and America 250.   They were going to run Locomotive 168, an 1883 restored engine and also double head with 463 which is an older locomotive as well and not run very often.  I took this image on the day they were getting ready to double head.  168 is in the front with 463 behind.

 

08/08/26

 It's a double digit day today!  Also, it posted at 08 am!  😁  I was in Colorado last weekend and the first night was beautiful and clear so i decided to try out the Night Sky Capture feature on my phone.  I thought it turned out fairly well for a phone.

 

08/07/26

 It's Friday, TGIF!  My Butterfly Bush or Buddleja is blooming and bringing in some small butterflies currently.  I love it's little groups of flowers and find it a nice photography subject.  This image was great for today due to the wonderful bubbly bokeh captured because Friday's Are bokehlicious!