9/14/19

Having a Palindrome weekend as well.  😃  Sharing a macro shot of some mushrooms by my pond one day a while back.  I was surprised we didn't have a lot more of them as wet as it had been.  This is actually a phone image that came out rather well.

9/13/19

Another Palindrome date and also Friday the 13th.  It's always been a good day for me so hope it continues that way.  Fridays are Bokehlicious so here is a lovely Clouded Sulphur butterfly on a Budlejah bloom with some lovely creamy bokeh behind.

9/12/19

Still in the Palindrome dates.  Today's image is of a Cicada I captured on the Ironweed plant.  Lots of insects and butterflies liked it but I was still surprised to find this.  They look very alien like.

9/11/19

It's Wildflower Wednesday on the Blog once again and today is a new one for me.  It is growing in my garden area I made over on the new land by a garage.  It's a hard one to get a decent photo of.  It is called Broom Weed.  Pioneers tied bundles of dried plants to sticks for use as brooms. This weedy plant spreads rapidly in overgrazed areas, because animals don't like it and handles drought well.

I updated my Wildflowers in Color Orange & Yellow Page with it as well.  A hany reference for a good number of more common wildflowers seen in Kansas and other areas as well.

9/10/19

Today starts the Palindrome days, things that read the same forwards as backwards, 9 10 19.  There are several in a row and will not happen again until Feb 02 2020.A little different post for today.  I love old train stations and I was in Salina Kansas recently and found this one.  This is the old Union Pacific Depot there and it is in need of repair but still a neat looking building.

9/9/19

My Zinnias are blooming and providing food for the butterflies that will be on their way through soon.  This image of one of them is a 2 image focus stack of a lovely orange bloom with interesting detail.

9/8/19

While in Minnesota I worked the annual Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion. I was able to work on a train I had worked on about 8 years ago before it had some issues.  This is a Porter locomotive and I was just about to get on and fire a trip around the grounds.  It was great fun and wonderful to see in operation again at Rollag.  I met some great people and hope to work with them again next year.