03/25/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is Purple Poppy Mallow.  It usually blooms April through August.  It can look much more purple.  It has a deep taproot that makes it very drought hardy.

03/24/26

 So this was another opportunity for a close up photo that I had of a hawk where I was not hurrying as much and it turned out much better than one I shared recently.  This is a Red Tail Hawk which are more common to see for me.  It was sitting in the Walnut tree in my backyard.  It was so close I kept cutting off part of it's tail so had to adjust my Zoom lens to get it all in.

03/23/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Amaryllis is blooming!  I have somewhere between 15 to 20 plants and have about 10 flower stalks this year which is the most ever.  They don't seem to rebloom every year. 6 of the plants are just babies off the adult plant so it will be a while yet before they are large enough to bloom.  I planted these after Christmas and this first one bloomed the first week of March.

03/22/26

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  Today's image is of Number 20.  Number 20 has been very visible lately on YouTube because it has been out running special excursions at the Durango & Silverton.  It's a 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler that was built in 1899 for the Schenectady Locomotive Works.  It started life on the Florence and Cripple Creek RR like the one I shared last week.  It moved to the Rio Grande Southern in 1915 and was used until 1951.  The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club purchased it and then later was displayed at the CO RR Museum.  It underwent a 14 year restoration 2006 to 2020 and now operates excursions at the museum.  It will be returning to the museum sometime soon if it is not back already by the time this posts.

03/21/26

 Today's image is another from my bike ride through the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs Colorado.  This rock formation is called Balanced Rock for pretty obvious reasons.  😁  It's a popular spot for people doing selfies and such but I got pretty lucky for a few seconds and was able to capture it quickly without anyone in the image.

03/20/26

 It's Friday TGIF!  Today's image is one of my favorite grasses.  This is Sea Oats Grass which I find very photogenic, especially when backlit.  I liked the bokeh in this image so sharing it for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!

03/19/26

 I feel for a butterfly today, haven't shared one in a while.  I am looking forward to seeing them around again, hopefully fairly soon.  This is a Cabbage White that was visiting my Buddleia that I was able to capture this past September.