12/5/14

I planted this flower this summer.  When it bloomed I took this photo of it.  The problem is, now I can't remember what it is.  ah well, it's pretty I thought.  If you know what it is, I'd appreciate and ID.

12/4/14

Posting at lunch today because I have lots to do after work.  I didn't get to see many butterflies in general and especially not Monarchs this summer.  However, late in the year a few came through on their migration I imagine and stopped for nourishment from the Autumn Sedum.  I was able to capture these 2 together.

12/3/14

I took this in Minnesota in September.  These were a white variety of Wild Aster that was in bloom there and I took a macro image of.  In Kansas we have a pink and purple variety of these.

12/2/14

This is an image of some fall grass that I captured at sunset out at the Geary State Fishing Lake one evening.  I liked how it silhouetted against the sky.  I believe this may be Indian Grass.

12/1/14

It's the first day of December and dreaming of summer which is a long way off.  This is an image I was able to get late this past summer of 3 different types of birds.  A lovely bright Goldfinch was eating seeds from a dried Sunflower while a Baltimore Oriole looked on.  A House Finch, I believe seemed to have caught me watching.  :-)

11/30/14

Well, it's the last day of November and it's turned back to winter again today.  Yesterday it was in the 60s, today a high of 30.  Yuck.  Thinking warm steamy thoughts with this shot of the 12 inch scale train from the railroad I volunteer at outside of Topeka.  The train had just climbed the hill and come into Hawkin's Gap named for one of the owners and made a very steamy image on a cool day.

11/29/14

This is a female Praying Mantis I saw hanging out on the hummingbird feeder after work one day.  Not sure if she was catching any bugs but she seemed content to stay there for a while and watched me as I took her photo.