05/12/26

 I have had several opportunities to photograph Killdeer this Spring while out on bike rides.  They are fun to watch and I always love to see their red eyes.

05/11/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I was over at a friends house last weekend and their Clematis was blooming and looking lovely.  I have never had one of my own, may have to change that.  😁

05/10/26

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  Thought I would share something different this week.  I share a fair amount of my G Scale trains but on the opposite end of the spectrum, I also work in N Scale.  I had been developing my city area this past winter.  Today I thought I would share an image of it with my Santa Fe steam train running by it.  I still have lots of detailing work to do but I am pretty satisfied with how it is coming along so far.

05/09/26

 I have been getting a lot of opportunities to see the Cedar Waxwings this year.  They have discovered my backyard pond and apparently told their friends.  😂  I have had some pretty large flocks coming to visit and get a drink.  It's been fun to watch them.  This is an image I got early on where it looked like a couple of them were having some kind of disagreement.  

05/08/26

 It's Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is one I hope to be taking soon.  This is a Dragonfly in my Gazebo pond on a reed.  I believe the Dragonfly is a Blue Dasher  It has a few bokeh bubbles in it which I really like so sharing it for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

05/07/26

 My Milkweed has been coming back quite well this year even though it is migrating into areas I would rather it not but that's neither here nor there as they say.  I'm just glad it's coming back and I hope the Monarchs make use of it this year.  I found this Ladybug that was enjoying it but couldn't get up as close as I would have liked because I had my Zoom lens on at the time.  😂

05/06/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is Purple Prairie-clover which usually blooms June through August.  This image is from last year.  it can grow to 36 inches tall and is a native legume.  It's mostly found in dry rocky areas.