5/14/23

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  My miniature Lilac was blooming on the garden railway so I had to do my Spring photo with it.  This is my Consolidation type locomotive posing with it's passenger cars beside it.

5/13/23

 I have one of these birds nesting on the back porch.  I find it kind of a silly place for it to have chosen as it will be disturbed fairly often when we go out onto the porch for various reasons but whatever.  This is an Eastern Phoebe.  Their name comes from their familiar "phoebe" vocalizations but they do make sharp "peep" calls as well.  I captured this one sitting in a Walnut tree not far from the nest.

5/12/23

 It's Friday!  TGIF!  So the Dandelions in my yard have mainly gone to seed.  It's amazing how, even after you mow, all the ones that pop up.  I captured this macro image of one with a bunch of water droplets on it.  I had to share it today because it also had some great bubbly bokeh behind and Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

5/11/23

 I have been able to see several honeybees this year foraging on different plants.  It's good to see them around.  This is another that I captured while my little Grape Hyacinths were still blooming.  It was busy flying from one bloom to another and feeding on them in-between.

5/10/23

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  There are lots to choose from right now.  The one I chose for today is a somewhat nice looking plant I think but it is very invasive and they suggest pulling it when you find it in this area.  It is Garlic Mustard.  If left to grow it can rapidly threaten native flora.  The seeds can stay viable in the ground for several years.  If you crush the foliage, it has a garlic-like odor.  It blooms April through June.  It originally came from Europe and is thought to have escaped from gardens in the 1800s because it was used for it's flavor and also medicinally as it was used to treat asthma.  Ground foraging birds will eat the seeds.  If cattle eat the plant, their milk will have a garlic flavor. 

5/9/23

 Today's image is another Red Tail Hawk one that I am pretty happy with.  I captured it in flight and not only was it in focus but it was looking at me.  I loved the way it had it's head positioned.

5/8/23

 Happy Monday!  Today's image is of one of my favorite Tulips that has returned for several years.  Unfortunately, something, I think it was the Turkeys, ate most of them and then this one to the ground so most didn't get to bloom and fortunately I was quick to get this image.  They must taste better than the red ones because nothing ever ate them.  Next year I will have to cage them to be sure they get to come up and bloom if they even can because they won't have been able to collect some energy.