Today's bird is one that I enjoy seeing. They are hard to photograph as they usually don't sit still very long. This is a Bluejay that I was able to capture in our Mulberry tree last winter when we had some snow. People often call them bullies but they don't seem to be that at my feeder.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My Gerbera Daisy is currently blooming in my house. I took it in for the winter and even though it was initially stressed and lost a bunch of leaves, it seems to be doing OK now. It's the oldest of the 3 that I have and it around 5 years old now.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Finishing out the last one of the year with my favorite railroad. This is an image of our train as we were ending our ride in late June. Our train is rounding the parking lot to head into the station area in Antonito Colorado so we could get off and get on the bus to take us back to Chama New Mexico. We had a great trip back on the bus this time as we ended up sitting near the fireman for the trip and he chatted with us. I was not wanting to bother him, thinking he would be tired but he initiated a lot of the conversation so it was very nice and interesting.
Today's image is one that I took at an air show in Wichita Ks in the summer of 2024. I have lots of photos from it that I have not shared so may every now and then. 😉 This image is from the main event of the show, the Blue Angels. Their acrobatic and formation flying was quite amazing. I highly recommend going to see them if you ever get a chance. This is their diamond formation.
It's Friday, TGIF! It's the last Friday of the year so I wanted to share one of my favorite flowers with some great bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog! This is an image of my white Coneflowers or Echinacea that grow by the gazebo pond.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! It's also a double digit day today! 😁 This is a version of my Christmas card that I sent out this year. I took this image back in early January when we had 16 inches of snow! I had never incorporated my figures into it but I think it worked fairly well. This is my Live Steam Forney locomotive having the track cleared for it.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog and it is also Christmas Eve if you celebrate. Today's wildflower is not native to Kansas but is very Prevalent in pots during the Christmas Season. The plant grows wild in Central America and Mexico. The red leaves are not the flower, the flower is the small yellow centers that develop. The red leaves are actually Bracts as well and not true leaves. Natural colors for Poinsettias are red, pink and white or mottled colors of these. The other colors you may see, like blue, the petals have been dyed.
