A bee has a different view of a hollyhock blossom than when we view the full blossom or the stem of a lot of blossoms.
A Bee’s View
Picture of the Day for September 24, 2015
It seems once the autumn colors begin showing, storms and wind blows the leaves off the tree or it is so gray and dark, that it isn’t fun to be outside, so maybe this autumn will have some nice leaf peeping days.
Cloudy Autumn Day
Picture of the Day for September 23, 2015
The calendar says it is the start of astronomical autumn, or the first day of fall. But the trees started changing color a month ago and the autumn color never last as long as what the calendar says since winter is a hog and steals months from autumn.
Astronomical Autumn
Picture of the Day for September 22, 2015
The goat is proving that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence!
Grass is Always Greener
Picture of the Day for September 21, 2015
On a nice day, the kids probably rather be outside playing than sitting in class and maybe the teacher of a one-room schoolroom would let them have a longer recess to enjoy the warm weather before the snow flies.
Camp Nine School building was built in 1902 to serve the children of logging Camp Nine near Glenwood City, Wisconsin and one of its old outhouses is nearby but I missed getting a picture of the important building.
Camp Nine School
Picture of the Day for September 20, 2015
Scattered clouds on the horizon near sunset creates some beautiful rays of sunlight as the day approaches night.
Radiant Rays
Picture of the Day for September 19, 2015
The chipmunks seem to rule the roost around my place, eating all my raspberries, unearthing my flowers, digging my garden seeds out before they have a chance to grow and apparently they can outwit cats too. A chipmunk kept charging out to the stray cat instead of just hiding in the woods (as seen in the video below) and it eventually got away when the cat left. The next night my Trouble caught one but it got away too and within a few minutes, he had his cheeks stuff full of my produce and chirping away on its perch.
Crafty Chipmunk
Curious Cat vs. Crafty Chipmunk
(Sorry for the shaky video but I was photographing a sunset and didn’t have a tripod with me when I came across this scene.)
Picture of the Day for September 18, 2015
The pine tree monster looks like it wants to devour the moon, even dripping sap saliva as it waits for its meal.
Monster Eating Moon
Picture of the Day for September 17, 2015
The floor of my woods has splotches of bright red from the berries of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit. But in this case it is more like Jill-in-the-Pulpit, as only the female plants produce the berries, but the plant can switch back and forth from male to female depending on the previous year’s environment and how much nutrients were stored in the corm. So last year much have been a good year since a lot of female plants this year, but they may see many “sex changes” in their lifespan as some plants can live for a hundred years. But be careful touching the berries as they can cause irritation to sensitive or broken skin when touched.
Jack’s (or Jill’s) Seeds
Picture of the Day for September 16, 2015
The clouds to the southeast were catching some pink hues as the sun was setting in the west on a warm September evening.
Clouds Collecting Color
