It's the last day of July already, wow the summer is going by quickly. Sigh. We are finally out of our heat wave for the moment at least. While I was riding the Cumbres & Toltec Railway a month ago already, I was able to see and capture several varieties of wildlife including Elk. This is one that had been standing on the tracks in front of our train in the scrub area outside Antonito Colorado. Check back on Sunday to see a companion photo. 😁
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is Purple Poppy Mallow. People often refer to these as Wine Cup Mallow. It usually blooms from April to August. It is not to be confused with Pale Poppy Mallow. It has a very deep taproot that makes it very drought hardy.
Today's image is of another new bird I was able to see and capture while I was in New Mexico. This is a Mountain Bluebird that was perched on a fence while I was waiting to take some drone video of the Cumbres & Toltec train. I checked the ID with All About Birds and also with Google Lens. 😄
Happy Monday and happy new week! I thought I would start off the week with a nice bright flower that kind of resembles summer for us right now, very hot. This is a flower from one of my Bee Balm plants. It is quite a bright red and with the sunlight on it, almost looks like it is glowing.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! We're still visiting my trip to the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad in late June. This is an image of the train as it is leaving Cumbres Pass, the highest point on the railroad and is heading for the lunch stop at Osier.
I have a short video of the train on it's way to Cumbres Pass HERE.
Today's image is another one from Garden of the Gods. This is the view you can get from the Visitor's Center just across the way from the main entrance. The "Kissing Camels" formation can be seen at the top of the right rock group. The weather was just perfect that day with lovely cloud formations and not too hot.
It's Friday, TGIF! It's also a double digit day. 😁 Today's image is actually from last fall but I had never shared it. I love the bokeh behind that gives it a kind of painted effect. This is a Painted Lady butterfly on Goldenrod.
