It's Friday, TGIF! Sharing a flower today that I love to see as they make me almost as happy as a Sunflower. These are some Coneflowers or Echinacea that were growing in my garden railroad this past year. They are a bit tall for that so I will probably transplant them this year. They had some lovely bubbly bokeh behind them so I had to share them today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
I was surprised by this guy one day while I was watering my plants. It was in the pot of one of my Gerbera Daisies and was kind enough to pose for a few photos. I believe this is a Gray Treefrog.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is Aster. I believe this variety is Heath Aster. It blooms in September and October mainly and is one of the last flowers to be blooming in autumn. It is one of the most common Asters in Kansas. This one is a volunteer at the edge of my garden. A very nice coincidence.
Today's image is one that I was quite happy with. On a recent bike ride I was able to capture several shots of a Red Tail hawk flying overhead. In a few of them it was looking at me and this is one of those.
Happy Monday! My Amaryllis bloomed this year and 2 different bulbs bloomed at just about the same time which was quite a treat. I'll be putting them outside again this year as that really seemed to help them do well. I captured them in front of my dark background to make them really stand out.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog, the last one of March already. Wow, the year is going by quickly it seems. I wanted to share a photo from my favorite railroad this week. The Cumbres & Toltec is a wonderful ride from Antonito Colorado to Chama New Mexico or vice versa. You travel through wonderful scenery and go across the border between CO and NM several times. There is a lunch stop in the middle of the ride. I highly recommend taking a ride on this train if you can. My image is from my first trip there when I was chasing the train for photos and got lucky with a double header for part of the way.
Today's image is one I captured recently while on a bike ride on a warm day. I am sure a lot of these are migratory as we have a lot coming through our state on to places elsewhere and it happens in late winter to early spring. I saw a large group of Green-winged Teals and then there was a lone Bufflehead in among them. I think there were a few Mallards as well. I captured this shot just after the Bufflehead landed in the water.
