As the trees start their autumn color change, today was a nice day for a Sunday leisurely drive on some back roads.
Autumn Sunday Drive
Picture of the Day for October 1, 2022
The winds were gusting more than 30 mph today around Devils Island in the Apostle Islands causing some waves on Lake Superior. Other times the waves roll in at the Herbster Beach as people wander along the beach.
Wave Wandering
Picture of the Day for September 30, 2022
The fall flowers are catching some sunshine before the colder weather returns. Yellow Toadflax or Butter-and-Eggs is another invasive species native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia which has spread and common now in North America.
Yellow Toadflax
Picture of the Day for September 29, 2022
Most of the summer birds made their retreat south before the freezing temperatures this week, but the year-around birds are still hunting for food like this Downy Woodpecker checking out the holes in the tree for sap and insects trapped in the sap.
Looking for Food
Picture of the Day for September 28, 2022
Although it was a chilly day when I was at the beach watching the white waves roll in, it was better than seeing the white frost coating the surfaces this morning.
White Waves
Picture of the Day for September 27, 2022
At least the white I spotted on the beach last week was an interesting rock and not frost but there is a freeze warning out tonight so there could be that white frost again in the morning.
Interesting Rock
Picture of the Day for September 26, 2022
The flowers are soaking up some of the sun’s rays before the possible frost tonight and freeze tomorrow night.
Soaking Up the Sun
Picture of the Day for September 25, 2022
The wet sand from the crashing waves on a Lake Superior beach caught the reflection of the setting sun on a September evening.
September Superior Sunset
Picture of the Day for September 24, 2022
Although there was some light rain today, I didn’t see a rainbow but there was one earlier this week on the shore of Lake Superior.
Beach Rainbow
Picture of the Day for September 23, 2022
A group of immature Horned Larks were scattered on a playground lawn earlier this week. I didn’t spot an adult male to see the hornlike feathers that gives the bird its name.
Horned Lark
