I was able to end the year with a bike ride. The weather has been so crazy, one day snow, the next it's in the high 50s F. Another oddity, the elk was back in her pasture. I wish I knew the story behind her being there. The fences are not high enough to keep her in and how she ended up there in the first place. A while back she was out across the road in a field and I had been worried that possibly a pack of coyotes would take her out or something but there she was, safe and sound.
It's Friday!, TGIF! It's basically the end of my vacation. 😒 It's been a nice 2 weeks. Starting off the years first bokeh Friday with an image of my lovely Fuchsia that was blooming in October with some nice bubbly bokeh behind it. Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
Happy New Year! Hope this year is better than the last. It's a double digit day today as well. 😁 I'm starting off the new year with a beautiful sunrise from mid December. I want to start the year off with some beauty.
It's New Years Eve! It's also Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! I thought I would choose a flower that reminds me of fireworks to end the year with. This is Bee Balm or officially, Wild Bergamot. It usually flowers June to August and can grow to 4 feet tall. It tolerates drought well and entices bees with it's scent hence the name. Butterflies enjoy it as well.
Today's bird is one that I enjoy seeing. They are hard to photograph as they usually don't sit still very long. This is a Bluejay that I was able to capture in our Mulberry tree last winter when we had some snow. People often call them bullies but they don't seem to be that at my feeder.
Happy Monday and happy new week! My Gerbera Daisy is currently blooming in my house. I took it in for the winter and even though it was initially stressed and lost a bunch of leaves, it seems to be doing OK now. It's the oldest of the 3 that I have and it around 5 years old now.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Finishing out the last one of the year with my favorite railroad. This is an image of our train as we were ending our ride in late June. Our train is rounding the parking lot to head into the station area in Antonito Colorado so we could get off and get on the bus to take us back to Chama New Mexico. We had a great trip back on the bus this time as we ended up sitting near the fireman for the trip and he chatted with us. I was not wanting to bother him, thinking he would be tired but he initiated a lot of the conversation so it was very nice and interesting.
