On a hot summer day, these lambs won’t need a wool coat so it is good that their fleece is still short. But I can’t imagine tree bark being too tasty compared to the green grass.
Lambs in Summer
Picture of the Day for June 29, 2020
With flooded streets and washed out bridges from the nine inches of rain that started falling Sunday evening, it is sometimes hard to remember that a short distance away could still be dry. This waterfall, 125 miles to the north of me, could have used some of the water that fell here. I have seen this falls twice before, even once in the autumn, and the water covered most of the face of the rock past where the two little streams are falling. The name of “Now and Then Falls” is fitting as it only flows abundantly when the river level is high and feeds the small branch of the Amnicon River. And this year, the area as been dry so it is barely flowing and one of my relatives called it “Once in a While”.
Almost Dry Waterfall
Picture of the Day for June 28, 2020
If you continued downstream from yesterday’s picture, you would find the Big Manitou Falls, the highest waterfall in Wisconsin. And without any references to scale, it might not seem very tall. There is a person wearing a white shirt standing near the level of the top of the waterfall on the left side about a third of the way into the photo. The person looks like a little white dot.
Big Manitou Falls in Summer
Picture of the Day for June 27, 2020
A warm summer Saturday may have some people venturing to water to cool off. And while this water looks inviting to wade in, you don’t want to wade too far downstream as the water drops 165 feet as Wisconsin’s tallest waterfall.
Top of Big Manitou Falls
Picture of the Day for June 26, 2020
The morning rain showers left a few drops on the buttercup flower blossoms as the sun came out in the afternoon to make the yellow shine.
Sunny Buttercups
Picture of the Day for June 25, 2020
On dry summer days, farmers work to get hay up in between the rainy days. And while a majority of the hay may be harvested in large round bales, some hay is still put up as loose hay. The pair of horses pull the hay wagon and hay loader, which picks up the hay from the windrows and conveys the hay up to the wagon where the farmer forks the hay around to level out the load.
Hay Loader
Picture of the Day for June 24, 2020
Although butterflies are around in the spring and fall, to me butterflies mean summertime. In my part of the state, there are two different types of tiger swallowtail butterflies and when they are flying, it is hard to look at the spots to know which type it is. Normally the ones I capture with a photo are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, but sometimes the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail will adventure into camera range.
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Picture of the Day for June 23, 2020
Only a few blossoms remain of the Blue Flag growing on the edge of my pond. It is a native iris that grows in wetlands having violet-blue flowers and is one plant that my deer don’t seem to eat.
Blue Flag by the Pond
Picture of the Day for June 22, 2020
Taking four years to build, Jacob Tapola Davidson, a Finnish immigrant, finished the wind-power gristmill in 1904, the octagonal shape inspired by his coffee pot. The grinding stones, which came from rock near Amnicon Falls, could grind 300 pounds of grain an hour. By using long poles attached to the green section, the grinding speed was controlled by rotating the mill’s upper section with its 17 foot long sails.
Davidson Windmill
Picture of the Day for June 21, 2020
Many activities today revolved around dads on this Father’s Day. One of those family outings, with a father and his children, could involve a nature hike and climbing the rocks above a waterfall.
King of the Rock
