11/7/18

Well we had our nice autumn and now winter is coming.  Only highs is the 40s and 30s the next few days.  Yikes.  Thinking back today to a much warmer and lovely day out on Konza Prairie.  I captured this Meadowlark surveying and singing from it's perch on a Lead Plant.  

11/6/18

Today's image is another of the sights of our beautiful autumn I was capturing last week.  It is going away quickly because it is freezing now and the winds are back.  I captured this image of the Union Pacific railroad tracks as they head south out of Junction City framed by lovely tree colors.

11/5/18

I haven't shared one of these for a while and someone on G Plus was looking for these kinds of shots today.  I decided on this one that I shot out at Konza Prairie this past summer because it was appropriate for the season with the colors.  This is a Fritillary I captured on some Butterfly Milkweed this past June.

11/4/18

Hope all of those who visit this blog from North America and participate in DST remembered to set your clocks back.  For today's image, I decided to share another image of the locomotive I get to help fire on 4 days out of the year.  This is ex Soo Line Switch engine 353 on the turntable at Rollag Minnesota getting ready to head out for the day pulling passengers around the grounds at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion.  I got to experience this when I was acting as fire person one morning this past show.  Another check mark off my railroading experiences.  😊

11/3/18

I am continuing on with our beautiful autumn today.  The winds that knock the leaves off have arrived today so they are falling rapidly and the color will be gone but it has been so enjoyable while it lasted.  This is a lovely rural scene I was treated to on my way into Manhattan Kansas a couple of Wednesdays ago.

11/2/18

I am sharing some more leaves and bokeh today.  These are what I think is, Wild Honeysuckle leaves and berries.  They grow wild in many areas and the berries give nice color.  I believe the type of Honeysuckle is Amur due to the pointed leaf tip shape.  I liked the lovely colorful autumn bokeh behind them, set off the green leaves nicely.

11/1/18

Our autumn here is still quite beautiful and colorful though a lot of the trees are losing their leaves.  My garden railway has disappeared under them.  It's been so enjoyable to see all the beautiful color that you would normally have to travel to find.  Someone mentioned yesterday they thought it was due to the late rain that came that allowed them to get so vibrant.  I just wonder if it is because the high winds we usually have that blow them all off have not come yet.  Whatever it is, it's beautiful.  This is the Kansas River looking back west towards Junction City Kansas on K-18 Highway.  I loved all the deep reds and pops of orange.