I have had an opportunity to see the Cedar Waxwings in my yard even though I missed them cleaning up the Crabapple trees. One day I was working at my computer in the afternoon for a moment and happened to catch a bunch of activity out the window. I went to check and it was a large flock of Waxwings that were getting drinks at the pond and then flying up into the Walnut tree. It was quite fun to watch them. I was able to get 14 of them in one shot a few times like this one.
Happy Monday and happy new week! I am looking forward to these flowers blooming again. They are a type of Penstemon which I love, Penstemon Digitalis. They spread quite a lot which is fine with me because, as I mentioned, I love these flowers so the more the better. They are in the garden by my Gazebo Pond. It's partly shady there which must make for the perfect growing condition.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! It's also a double digit day. 😁 Spring has come to my Garden Railway as my mini Lilac is blooming rather profusely. I took a few images of my Accucraft Live Steam Forney and a train with it the other day. I have been doing a bunch of spring cleanup on the railroad and hope to be running again soon.
I thought I would share another of the bird images that I have been able to capture this past late winter into spring. The Heron's have been slightly more cooperative so I have been able to get a few pictures where they are not flying away from me. I captured this one standing in a pond south of where I live on a bike ride about a month ago now.
It's Friday, TGIF! The Clematis seem to be blooming around the area right now. I do not have any, this is a friend's and the photo is from last year. I chose it for today because of the beautiful bubbly bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
We have a mutant Skunk that visits our yard. This is the second year it has been around I think. I have named it "Half and Half" for fairly obvious reasons. 😉 It is, fortunately, pretty easy going and doesn't seem to spray very often and doesn't get excited at all when I am trying to get a photo of it. 😁
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog. It's a special one today as it is also Earth Day today! My flower for today is a great one as it is fairly easy to grow. This is Rigid Goldenrod which blooms August through October. It is very drought hardy because it has deep roots. Goldenrod gets a bad rap in general as people associate it with allergies but it is Ragweed that is causing it. As you can see Goldenrod is a magnate for Monarchs, it's one of the last flowers blooming at this time of the year and provides them some sustenance on their way south. I will also make my usual pitch for Zinnias, they are very easy to grow in the ground and pots, are quite cheap and butterflies LOVE them as well. Think about flowers to plant to help nature as you are planning your garden this year.
