Other irises are blooming too, but these poor colorful irises were laying on the ground after the next rain storm.
Pretty Irises Before the Rain
Picture of the Day for June 9, 2024
The irises have started to blossom, with the first ones being the Siberian Irises with their smaller blooms.
Irises Blooming
Picture of the Day for June 8, 2024
There has been a lot of rainy days and even when it is not raining directly overhead, the fading light at sunset reflected on the falling rain creating a pink sky to the north.
Pink Rain
Picture of the Day for June 7, 2024
The dainty blue blossoms of the Forget-me-nots provides a bunch of smiling faces. The flower has had many meaning as they represented true love and remembrance. Its name comes from the tale about a 15th-century German knight who fell into a river and drown, but not before throwing a bouquet to his ladylove saying “Forget me not”.
Pretty Forget-me-nots
Picture of the Day for June 6, 2024
The ducks were fighting the wind above the surface of Lake Superior.
Flying Into the Wind
Picture of the Day for June 5, 2024
This old barn is in good shape so it can provide some shelter from all the rain. This barn was built in 1929 for Castleberry Farms.
Big Red Barn
Picture of the Day for June 4, 2024
A calm Lake Superior can become wavy in a short time and the rocks I was sitting on are no longer seen as waves covers them.
Less Calm Superior
Picture of the Day for June 3, 2024
Lake Superior has some calm days with not much of a ripple on the water surface and I was able to sit on rocks that are normally wet.
Calm Superior
Picture of the Day for June 2, 2024
The wild roses are beginning to bud and soon the rosy pink blossoms will be attracting bees.
Wild Rose Bud
Picture of the Day for June 1, 2024
The chickadees normally sound so cheery, as long as I remembered to fill their bird seed feeders, but they don’t sit still very long.
Happy Chickadee
