Due to all the rain we have been having, I actually went for a walk recently instead of bike riding. I was walking under a power line that a Mississippi Kite was sitting on. We looked at each other but it did not fly off which was rather surprising so I was able to get this image.
Happy Monday and happy new week! Starting off the week with an image of some Periwinkle or Vinca flowers. This is a vine plant that can spread quite a lot but fortunately has remained somewhat contained in an area of my garden. It has some nice greenery when not in bloom for a nice ground cover.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! I was over at the railroad I volunteer at recently to do a run in between some rain storms. This image is of the 12inch scale Ottaway locomotive and it's train that I like to run, I was currently taking a break while the hubster ran it.
We had quite the storm roll through our area on Monday into Tuesday. It had very high winds and lots of rain with it, we received right at 3 inches. It caused a lot of tree damage in town, we lucked out with only one major limb down from a Sycamore tree. Fortunately the old Oak didn't receive any more major damage than it had gotten in the last storm. This is what the sky looked like to the east in the aftermath, still some Mammatus clouds.
It's Friday, TGIF! The butterflies are making use of the Common Milkweed in my yard. I have several stands of it, one on purpose and the others are volunteer. The bit of bubbly bokeh behind in this image prompted me to share it for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
I have seen a family of Raccoons recently in the dark. This past weekend I was able to get a better look at them at dusk as they were feeding on Mulberries that had fallen on the ground. The mom had 4 little ones. I am not thrilled that they are hanging around my yard but they are rather adorable.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one I have seen recently and is about done in my area, Prairie Larkspur. It blooms in May and June and is part of the Buttercup family. This flower is poisonous to cattle if they ingest it. They may eat it as they find it palatable so it needs to be removed from their pastures.
