Happy Monday and happy new week! I am growing a couple varieties of Ice Plant. They are succulent perennials that like heat and drought. They have not had much drought until recently as we have been getting a lot of rain but they should be perking up now as the heat has finally come on with less rain. This is the pink variety, I have an orange one as well.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image goes back to Minnesota in June. This was taken while I was getting it ready to head out onto the track for the day. Behind it is the scratch built caboose. The kids really love riding in it. The extended Roundhouse is very nice as well.
The Black-eyed Susans have had, what I would call, a super bloom this year. There are quite a bit of them everywhere brightening up the landscape. I took this panorama out by the Milford Lake spillway about a week ago or so.
It's Friday, TGIF! The Sunset Zoo had some nice gardens in it as well. One had Tiger Lilies which I have always liked a lot, I should grow them. Anyway, this image of one of the blooms had some really nice bokeh in it so sharing for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
Today's image is a bit different. I was at an event at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan Kansas on a fairly hot evening. The zoo's mission is to inspire conservation. For being a small zoo, the animals seem to have fairly large areas to be in which I thought was good. I was able to get this image of a Tiger lounging in the grass, a lot of the animals were inside in the a/c.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one I grow for the Bees and is called Beebalm or Wild Bergamot. It is in the mint family and usually blooms June through August. They are usually long blooming plants and are fragrant and attractive to bees. They are also drought tolerant which has not been an issue for us this year, so far anyway.
When I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago, I was lucky to have some opportunities for some bird images. I even got to see and photograph a Bald Eagle fairly close.
