I had not seen any of my Leopard frog buddies for a while. I finally saw one one day while I was out watering so quick went to get my camera. When I came back, it had moved into the rocks to try to hide from me. I think it thought it was being very stealthy.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is a new one for me. I have seen the plant a lot but never see it open. This is a Venice Mallow which is also called "Flower of the Hour" due to the very short time that the flower is open. I got lucky early one day while I watering my garden in the morning before the 110 heat hit. It is an escaped ornamental from southern Europe. It blooms July through September and it's seeds can remain viable for years. I think the seed capsules are quite interesting looking as well, a couple of which can be seen.
I have also updated my Wildflowers By Color Page for White with this flower. Don't forget these pages are available to help identify some wildflowers you may be seeing.
This is an image of a Red Tail Hawk I was able to get while it was sitting in a tree looking for lunch one day this Spring while I was out on a ride.
Happy Monday! Today's image is one I took this summer of my Pickerel Rush in the Gazebo pond. I loved the light on this that created the shadow of the flower on the leaf.
It's steamy Sunday here on the Blog! I thought I would go back to full size trains this week. This is another image of the beautiful 1800s style locomotive that I got to ride behind in Pennsylvania this summer. This was at the North Central Railroad. The station there at New Freedom is beautifully restored as well.
I had heard about birds molting but I had never seen one before. I saw this Bluejay a couple of times last week. If I hadn't seen or heard about what was going on, I would have thought it was diseased. Not a good look for it. 😁
It's Friday, TGIF! As I write this we should be coming off another extremely hot week so I feel I will be in need of something that makes me happy. A sunflower with a Metallic Bee and wonderful bokeh should do it. Sharing this image with great bubbly bokeh for today too because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
