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. 😁
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is the Clasping Coneflower. The amount of dark red on the flowers can vary and be quite small. This group had the red coloring very prominent. The flowers usually bloom May through July and they are in the Sunflower family. They are very abundant in clay soils so that's why they are prominent in my area. 😂
While I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago I was able to see and capture one of my favorite birds that I only have seen up there, a Loon. It was in a pond along a road I was taking to dinner the same evening that I saw the Wood Duck, it was a good day for bird photos. It was actually there when we returned and was a bit closer and I was able to get this shot and others which made me quite happy. They have a very interesting call as well. Usually I hear them but don't see them.
Happy Monday and happy new week! It's also a double digit day! 😁 The Echinacea are in bloom right now in my area and I have been enjoying them a lot. I love the whorled pattern in their center and took this image recently of one.
