Today was a nice summer day to enjoy outdoor activities, like some boating or canoeing on lakes or rivers, or even a hike on some trails.
Canoeing on the River
Picture of the Day for August 29, 2018
A month has passed by since the normal blooming date of the lesser purple fringed orchid so it appears my one lone orchid did not survive the harsh winter and it may be another 30 years before I spot another one. A new tuber is produced at the base of the stem each year and remains dormant until next spring. The tuber is the only part of the plant which survives the winter and produces a new aerial stem in the summer. But with the lack of snow cover early in the winter to provide some insulation, the cold winter temperatures may have kill my only fringed orchid tuber so there was no dancing purple blossoms this year.
Missing the Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Picture of the Day for August 28, 2018
A new batch of kittens have just started to venture out of the barn to begin exploring the big world on their little legs.
First Big Adventure
Picture of the Day for August 27, 2018
The fence doesn’t need painting, but it looks like the barn might need a new coat soon. The wooden barns are quickly fading from the landscape as the structure doesn’t conform to the new technology and methods of farming. But no matter what size barn you have, it is never big enough!
Barn Fading
Picture of the Day for August 26, 2018
The stormy week can interrupt your sleep with weather warning going off or the loud crack from the lightning, but sometimes the storm breaks up near sunrise or sunset, allowing the sunlight to reflect off the storm clouds.
Stormy Sunset
Picture of the Day for August 25, 2018
The sun had a bit of an orange color at sunset, but otherwise the day was mostly gray without a blue sky as a backdrop to the colorful Spotted Touch-me-not. When the ripe pods are touched, they explode outward and that characteristic is where the name ‘touch-me-not’ comes from.
Spotted Touch-me-not
Picture of the Day for August 24, 2018
I found tiny hoof prints in my pile of new dirt so I think the culprits playing king of the hill were these two twin fawns who have been wandering through my yard different days in the past few weeks.
Playful Fawns
Picture of the Day for August 23, 2018
The lower dew points the last couple of days and a shift in the wind direction, have made pleasant days for outdoor activities like nature hikes especially to visit waterfalls. Miners blasting in 1902, caused the Bad River flow to be directed more to the east side which accelerated the erosion on that side so the height of that channel of Copper Falls is only 8 feet, down from the original height of 30 feet.
Redirected Water
Picture of the Day for August 22, 2018
The goldenrod adds some pretty yellow color in the fields and ditches, but it often gets the bum rap as the cause of allergies this time of the year even though the allergies symptoms are the fault of ragweed instead.
Late Summer Yellow
Picture of the Day for August 21, 2018
With slightly cooler temperatures today, it was more inviting for the children to play games outside as the summer vacation nears it end and school begins again.
Playing Games
