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.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My Balloon Flower has been blooming. It's in a shady spot over by the Gazebo pond and it has been windy so challenging to get a decent photo of. I liked this one though.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image is from Rollag Minnesota where I was about 3 weekends ago. This image is from last year and shows the 2 locomotives that I am privileged to work on. 353, a former Soo Line Switcher and the Porter Tank engine behind. I didn't work with these locomotives on this last trip but hopefully will be able to in September.
Happy 4th of July to those in the USA! It's our 250th and there are celebrations going on across the country. We went to a local neighbors show last night. He was trying to beat an oncoming storm so was setting off lots of fireworks almost constantly. It's always a great show but was really impressive. Unfortunately, the wind came up pretty bad right at the end and caused a grass fire that I am sure created some excitement and anxiety for a bit. It was a fun time though overall. This image is from the beginning of the show before it got totally dark. I did some drone footage as well that I need to work on and share.
