When the sky starts filling with clouds, there may be only a few gaps for the sky to peek through and allow the sun rays to reflect off the edges of the clouds.
A Gap in the Clouds
Picture of the Day for August 24, 2019
Two of my cats are celebrating their 5th birthday today and they may be older but they still like to play with boxes as they did when they were a kitten. Boxes provided me many hours of fun as a kid too.
Kids and Boxes
Picture of the Day for August 23, 2019
Fridays during the summer months means it is fishing time, even if it is just a few hours after work which may carry into the weekend for more lake time.
Fishing Time
Picture of the Day for August 22, 2019
You never know what you might see traveling down a road, like this cow who isn’t doing the Marilyn Monroe thing and trying to hold down her dress but instead is holding it up for all to see ‘udderneath’.
Flasher Cow
Picture of the Day for August 21, 2019
The next few dry days will have a lot of farmers in the state putting up hay and haylage before the next rains come again.
Farmer in the Field
Picture of the Day for August 20, 2019
With the cooler evenings returning this week, the sound of a crowing rooster may carry through the open windows in the morning before one might want to hear the sound, especially if it is a bit off key.
Rooster Time
Picture of the Day for August 19, 2019
When you think about Thomas Edison, you probably think about the light bulb, the phonograph or one of his other inventions but probably not his experiments with goldenrod. During the first World War, Edison and Henry Ford began to worry about the United States’ reliance on foreign rubber production and attempted to find a quickly growing plant that would contained enough latex to produce a usable rubber. Edison finally discovered that Goldenrod contained around 12% latex, after testing 17,000 different plant species. Henry Ford even gave Edison a Model T with goldenrod-rubber tires. Unfortunately, the quality of the rubber wasn’t good enough for it to be commercially extracted.
Goldenrod for Tires
Picture of the Day for August 18, 2019
This morning in the state, some woke to storms and for others the sunrise tried to poke out between the clouds as the rain retreated.
Morning Pink and Blue
Picture of the Day for August 17, 2019
The new batches of kittens are enjoying the sunny summer day as they explore the wonders of the outdoors.
Kitten on Watch
Picture of the Day for August 16, 2019
After the rain, the summertime flowers welcomed the sunshine again as they displayed a variety of colors.
Summertime Flowers
