9/30/19

I planted this flower a while back and it was the only one to survive until now in the place I put it.  It's a lovely autumn flowering plant called Caryopteris.

9/29/10

This is the Porter locomotive that I was able to work on again this year at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag.  These locomotives do not have a tender.  They carry their water in a tank that surrounds the boiler.  This locomotive was originally used in a quarry.  I captured it here in the Roundhouse.

9/28/19

Fridays have been good days for colorful skies it seems lately.  This is a sunset this time from last Friday.  It was even more colorful and vibrant shortly before this but I was in a car in a not great place to capture it unfortunately.  It was still quite lovely though when I arrived home.

9/27/19

Fridays Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog and Fridays are mostly about Butterflies as well lately.  This is a Question Mark Butterfly that I captured in a wooded area on the property last week.  When their wings are open they are a deep orange and black.  There is a photo showing that on my Butterfly ID page here on the Blog.  I liked the smooth bright green bokeh behind to show it off well.

9/26/19

I captured this Bumble Bee in flight around the Obedient Plant recently.  I am always pleased when I can capture one in flight and have it be relatively in focus.

9/25/19

It's Wildflower Wednesday once again here on the Blog.  This is one that was not quite as abundant as it has been in previous years.  This flower is called Snow On the Mountain and is in the Poinsettia family - Euphorbia Pulcherrima Wild.  At times it can make the hillsides look white as if in Snow.  This image was also taken with my phone.

9/24/19

I took this image back in June at Rollag during Steam School.  I actually shot this with my phone and am pretty impressed by the quality it gets.  I have a Google Pixel 3XL and it is great for when I am not able to have my actual camera with me.  I took a couple of items out of the photo which were newer looking and then converted it to B&W and I thought it made for a rather timeless image.