It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image is from the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. This is the first Cog Railway locomotive that was used at Pikes Peak. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890 and made it's first trip to the summit in 1891. It was retired in 1941 and put on display at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The CRRM acquired it in 1979.
In early August, I had to a different building in the morning so I was taking a different route. There was a beautiful sunrise that morning and I had to stop and take a photo. I especially liked the rays the clouds were making.
There have been a large number of Cicadas around lately. I captured this one on my G Scale raised layout one day. It was very shady and a bit challenging to photograph.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one that blooms for quite a while in my area, Wild Alfalfa. It usually blooms May to July but I saw some still blooming in August this year. Wild Alfalfa resembles it's domestic relative but has smaller leaves and is very drought tolerant with roots that can go as deep as 10 feet. This particular image is from last year and I never shared it.
While I was on my first trip to Minnesota this year, I was able to see and capture some ducks one evening. I believe these are Blue Wing Teals. I apparently was too close for their comfort and they were taking off from the pond they were on.
Happy Monday and happy new week! It's also a double digit day! 😄 Thought I would start off the week with a flower that always makes me happy, Sunflowers. These are some nice ones that were in the field not far from where I live. Hope they brighten up your day as well.
