It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image is the opposite of the one that I shared last week. This image was taken in early morning at Rollag during the Steam Thresher's Reunion. This is locomotive 353 as it was heading out after picking up passengers for it's run around the grounds. I would be on the shift after this one as one of the firemen.
Autumn seems to be a great time in my area for lovely sunrises and sunsets or maybe I just get to see more of them. 😂 This was the lovely sky I was treated to on my bike ride home after dinner last Friday.
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is of a nice little butterfly I was able to capture near the end of September. This is called a Red Banded Hairstreak. It feeds on the fallen leaves of Sumac plants. I captured it on a Goldenrod stem. I had to share the image of it today due to the lovely bokeh in the image because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
My Autumn Sedum was popular with many insects and butterflies this year again. There was this Crab Spider with an interesting butt marking color. I usually see them with this mark in grey but this was the first one I have ever seen with a pink one. I know its not really it's butt, it is it's abdomen. 😁
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is the Jerusalem Artichoke which is not named for the town, it is said it's a mispronunciation of the Italian word "girasol" which means "turn sun". They are in the Sunflower family and usually bloom August through October. The tuberous rhizomes are edible and form in autumn.
This is an image I was able to get this spring. This Horned Lark posed nicely for me. It was not in a very natural setting but in a parking lot but I will take what I can get as I don't see them very often.
Happy Monday and happy new week! I am starting off the week with one of my very favorite flowers, a Columbine. This one is not a wild one in my area. They mostly bloom in the spring though if the conditions are right they can bloom well into the summer. We had enough rain this year that mine did this a bit.
