11/13/25

 Today's image goes back to this summer and my ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Railway.  I was able to see a lot of wildlife on this trip and this was one of the highlights.  I was able to see and photograph this Pronghorn family that was running along near the train.  I often see Pronghorn on my trips to Colorado but don't often get chances to photograph them and to be able to see a whole family on this trip was very cool.  Pronghorn are the fastest land mammal in the Americas.  They are often called antelope but they are not, they are their own species and are most closely related to giraffes.  Both males and females will have horns that they shed and regrow annually.  

 

11/12/25

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog.  Today's flower is Dotted Gayfeather.  It usually blooms in August and September and I found this almost exactly 2 months ago in mid September.  it is part of the Sunflower family.  In it's early stages of growth it is very palatable for livestock, especially sheep.  It has a taproot that can grow to 15 feet deep, making it very drought resistant.

 

11/11/25

It's a double digit day today!  It's also Veteran's Day here in the US, thanks to all the Veteran's for their service.  

My image for today is from my visit to New Mexico this summer.  I had a chance to see Magpies at various times.  I find them to be neat birds, they are part of the Corvid family which includes Blue Jays and Crows.  I captured this one on an evening walk in Chama NM.

11/10/25

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I am starting off the week with a butterfly image.  Well, technically a Skipper image.  This one is supposed to be quite common in Kansas but I have not seen it, or at least, have not captured it until this year where I saw it fairly often.  This is a Common Checkered Skipper that I captured on a Marigold in late October, more specifically,  just about 2 weeks ago.

11/09/25

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  Today's image goes back to my ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Rwy this past summer.  I took this image of our locomotive while we were stopped at Osier for lunch.  I thought the image worked well with a vintage look.  Lunch on the trip is now a buffet and it was delicious!

11/08/25

 Autumn is in full swing in my area.  I took this photo last weekend while I was out on a walk.  The yellows are mostly Cottonwood trees.  This is looking southeast on the street where I live.  We are in the Flint Hills of Kansas so not flat.

11/07/25

 It's Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is from mid October before the Monarchs moved on southward.  They were really loving my Zinnias and I was able to capture 5 of them in this image and one Common Variegated Fritillary.  The bokeh behind them was lovely so sharing for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!