There has not been a lot of autumn color around my area this year. A lot of the trees that produce the nice yellows and reds and orange seemed to drop their leaves fairly quickly. I found this scene of a bit of color while on a bike ride out by Milford lake. This is a pond in the spillway area.
It's Friday, TGIF! It's also Friday the 13th which bothers some people but I always seem to have a fairly good day. 😅 Today's image is of another Monarch enjoying the Lantana I had in a pot on my deck this past October. I loved the bokeh in it so sharing for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
I love to capture dragonflies, I find them quite interesting creatures. It's always a bonus when I can capture them in flight and have it turn out well. This one turned out really well I thought as it was quite in focus. This was while I was out walking in my yard late this summer.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! It's also a double digit day! 😁 It is also Veteran's Day, thank them for their service! Today's flower is Rigid or Stiff Goldenrod which normally blooms August through October. It can grow to 5 feet tall and has deep roots to help with drought. This is the one Monarchs enjoy when they come through my yard as I have some volunteer plants growing that I leave for them.
This is how I typically see Herons, they are flying away from me. I had actually captured some shots of it standing before it did, one of which I have shared a while back. I liked this capture due to the reflection in the water.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My Fushia is still blooming into November. It took longer this year for it to bloom it seemed and now it's going very late. It's been a weird plant year overall in my area it seems.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Last weekend we did our last steam run for the year at the railroad I volunteer at outside of Topeka, KS. A friend was back for a visit who used to run with us but moved to a different state and he was running so I was able to go around and take a few photos. This is one of the other locomotive as it was coming up the hill on a rather wet day and looking very steamy due to the chill in the air and the humidity.
