It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! We are halfway through the year already! Wow, time flies. Here is another posed image of the 14 inch Wagner on the Ortner Railroad. I took this image near the amazingly detailed miniature station that was donated to the railroad last year.
If you would like to view a video of the locomotive operating where this and other neat buildings can be seen, I have a YouTube video here that I shared a while back.
I captured this image while out on a bike ride one day recently. This field was being harvested for wheat. I was going to crop it in closer to show the dust cloud that was being created better but I decided I liked how this showed how large the field was compared to the combine working it. This field is relatively small in comparison to some.
Happy Friday, TGIF! I have been able to se several large types of butterflies this Spring/early summer. I captured this male Black Swallowtail that was enjoying my Butterfly Milkweed recently. I chose this image for today due to the lovely bubbly bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
In Gunderson Pond on the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion grounds, there can be found quite a number of turtles. I captured these 3 on one of the logs. I am pretty sure that these are Painted Turtles. They are the most widespread native turtle of North America.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one that is very common it seems, Red Clover, which looks more pink to me. 😂 It can be found blooming for quite a long time, May through September. It is used for soil improvement and produces good quality hay for livestock.
I was lucky to see these birds again this Spring. I captured them eating berries out of the Hackberry trees one afternoon. They seem to just pass through on their way to where they nest for the summer which is, unfortunately not in my yard. I love their masks, very cute.
Happy Monday and happy new week! It's a double digit day too! 😁 My image for today is an artsy version of one of my Amaryllis blooms from this past late winter. It's against a rock background.
