It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is a Prickly Pear Cactus bloom. I actually photographed this in Colorado in the Garden of the Gods but we have them in Kansas as well. The official name is Plains Prickly Pear and they bloom in May and June and they are found throughout Kansas. They endure drought well due to their pads, they can shrink and swell depending on how much moisture they receive.
While I was in New Mexico and Colorado I was able to see and capture some different wildlife. This is a new one for me, I believe it is a Woodhouse Scrub Jay. I photographed it in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My neighbor's Lilies were putting on a very nice show this year. She encouraged me to photograph them and I was happy to oblige. 😁
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! 2 weeks ago already I was riding on the Cumbres & Toltec Railway in New Mexico and Colorado. It was a fantastic ride as always. The image for today is as our locomotive is getting ready to hook up to the train to take us out for our trip. I liked the shadow cast on the ground. The sun angle in the morning makes photography challenging. 😂
I have a video on YouTube HERE of it moving around and hooking up.
While I was out in Colorado, I was able to bike ride through the Garden of the Gods which is something I had wanted to do ever since I got my e-bike back in 2019. I was finally able to do it and it was quite fun. We stopped for photos along the way quite a lot and took a lunch along and ate lunch in the park which was also quite enjoyable. After the bike ride we also hiked one of the trails as well. This image has the "Kissing Camels" in it. This is actually half of a stereo image as I was doing mostly stereo with the great subject matter. 😊
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is one I took during much cooler days of Spring. This is one of my Iris which has rather interesting colors. I call it an antique as I think it's a pretty old variety, the top is basically tan and the lower leaves are a maroon color. The bubbly bokeh in the image was perfect for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
I was able to see lots of different wildlife and birds while in Colorado and New Mexico. While I was riding the Cumbres & Toltec train I was able to see several Pronghorn Antelope and I was able to get some fairly good shots of them. I was helped in this photo when it stopped and basically posed for me. 😁
