It's Friday, TGIF! This flower has been blooming recently and has been looking pretty lovely. This is butterfly Milkweed which usually attracts butterflies but, unfortunately, butterflies are few and far between this year. I saw Monarchs early in the year and a few others but have not seen much of any since. Makes me sad. Anyway, this is a wildflower but sharing for today because of the wonderful bokeh, especially on the left hand side because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
I was bike riding by the spillway at Milford Lake this past weekend. I went lizard hunting to see if these little guys were out and they were! I believe this is a Six-lined Racerunner. It wasn't as brightly colored as I have seen before, supposedly as they become warm, their color brightens.
It's the first day of July, we are halfway through the year already! It's also Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one that makes me happy and is blooming like crazy this year. This is Black-eyed Susan which bloom May through September. It's in the Sunflower family and is formally known as Rudbeckia Hirta.
While I was in Minnesota, I had the opportunity to see and photograph a Loon that was pretty close to me. It was very cool to see and didn't seem very bothered by me as it stayed fairly close. I was taking photos from my vehicle so that probably helped. Loons have a very distinct call and it is cool to hear. It is the state bird of Minnesota.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My Speedwell, or Veronica, was blooming recently. I love the color of this particular variety. Speedwells can be found in many colors and they have spiky flower blooms like this one and also small dainty blooms as well.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! As I mentioned yesterday, I was in Minnesota last week. I was able to be "playing" with this locomotive, the Ortner Railroad Wagner 14 inch scale. I took a photo of it here, stopped by our station and loading area.
I was in Minnesota last weekend for the first of my usual trips. I was out walking during the early evening and came upon this scene. There has been a recent addition to the Steam Thresher's grounds of this old granary (building to store and process grain). I thought it looked rather picturesque across the field.
