It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! It's steamy in a different way where I live, 100 F today. UGH Anyway, today's image goes back to Pennsylvania last year and the Strasburg Railroad where Norfolk & Western locomotive 611 was visiting and during some excursions. I caught this shot as it was coming around a bend and heading back to Strasburg from Paradise PA.
I have never seen fungus/fungi or mushrooms like this before. They were growing between the bark of this log. It's rare to see red ones for me as well and when I do they are usually very small. I thought these were neat so had to share. 😀
TGIF, It's Friday! Today's image is one I was able to get this week of a beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly that was visiting the Ironweed that is growing beside my back deck. I was surprised to see 2 little bees in the image as well when I viewed the image larger. They did not seem to be bothering the butterfly very much at all. Today's image is shared with you due to the lovely bokeh in it because Friday's Are Bokehlicious as well!
Recently I discovered one of my young Cedar trees was just infested with Bag Worm sacs. I was working at removing them from the tree when I discovered this guy hanging out in a branch. It's a fairly young Praying Mantis who was cooperative and let me get a few pics of it. I have been wondering if they eat Bagworms, it would have had a feast. He also blended in really well and I was lucky to have even seen it.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one of my favorites. These are Black-eyed Susans and have been blooming around my yard in various places for a few weeks now. They bloom May through September and are part of the Sunflower family and are in the species Rudbeckia. These make me happy to see them like Sunflowers, they are bright and cheery.
This is an image I was able to get earlier this year. It is one of my favorite birds to capture as they never sit long and especially don't seem to want their photo taken. I got lucky with this capture. This is a Western Meadowlark which is the state bird of Kansas where I live. They have been declining in numbers in recent years but we have had several around our area this year so hopefully they are doing OK. I captured this one looking for bugs in the grass this spring.
Happy Monday! It's a double digit day today as well. 😀 These are some Day Lilies I have that are blooming right now. I thought that this group of them reminded me of a waterfall.
