It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! I had to share this image because it has been months to get it done. I finally got my ground garden layout weeded enough that I could run a train on it. I have been trying since April and some parts were weeded at least 3 times before I finally got it all done. This is my Accucraft Santa Fe locomotive and it's train making some rounds on it.
Last weekend I went to see a Cattle Drive in my town with a friend. They did take to the sale barn from surrounding ranches but they were not Longhorns like these. There were 18 Longhorn Cattle up from a ranch in Oklahoma. They were herding them down the street from the Sale Barn to the downtown market area. In the rear, in red, are the General's Mounted Color Guard from Ft. Riley. It was great to see them as, for a while, they were going to be decommissioned. It was fun to see something a bit different and it was all an effort to bring people into the downtown area which it seemed to as there was quite the crowd.
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is one that I just got from my pond this past week. This Dragonfly was nice enough to sit a bit for a photo in a spot with some great bokeh. Sharing this image for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
Today's image is another from the Sunset Zoo that I thought turned out fairly well. I had to shoot through a fence but it got blurred out fairly well and I liked the expression I captured of this Lemur.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is Showy Evening Primrose which blooms in May and June. I found these growing fairly close to my house in a pretty large group which was lovely to see. They usually open in the evenings and then close during the heat of the day and can also open on cloudy days. They are usually all white in color and are also known as White Evening Primrose but can get pink as the blooms age. Hummingbirds, Hawk Moths and bees like them.
I was able to get this photo of a Dickcissel on a bike ride a few weeks ago and then totally forgot about it till I was getting ready to back up my photo folders. It was stretching while singing.
Happy Monday and happy new week! I am growing a couple varieties of Ice Plant. They are succulent perennials that like heat and drought. They have not had much drought until recently as we have been getting a lot of rain but they should be perking up now as the heat has finally come on with less rain. This is the pink variety, I have an orange one as well.
