The grass in the ditches have grown tall in the hot and wet summer, which help hide the deer and other critters waiting to run out in front the of car, but the grass stems look pretty in the rays of the setting sun.
Sunset Grass
Picture of the Day for July 14, 2018
Sunflower seed heads may have spirals which are always a Fibonacci number, but even though the spirals found in big round bales of hay don’t have the mathematical uniqueness, to me they are still interesting to look at.
Spirals of Hay
Picture of the Day for July 13, 2018
The spider may have caught a fly in its web but the web silks also collected some dewdrops on a misty day. The term cobweb typically means an abandoned web whereas a spider web implies an active web, like this one where the spider is still trapping insects for lunch.
A Dewy Web
Picture of the Day for July 12, 2018
The high dew point and temperature made it feel rather hot today but the ditches weren’t burning even though some were looked like they were flaming orange. The blazing color of the Michigan Lilies are dotting some of the road ditches during the hot summer days.
Blaze Orange
Picture of the Day for July 11, 2018
Even with all of the modern technology, the weather is still a big guess for farmers trying to get enough dry days between cutting and baling hay when the forecasts are often wrong. With rain predicted tonight and for the upcoming days, I’m sure there was a scramble to get as much hay baled as possible before the storms.
Baled Before the Rains
Picture of the Day for July 10, 2018
There have been some leftover fireworks going off this week lighting the sky at night, but during the day the wild bergamots look like miniature exploding in the road ditches with their frizzy looking blossoms. Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans and used most commonly to treat colds, and was frequently made into a tea.
Frizzy Wild Bergamots
Picture of the Day for July 9, 2018
The young orioles are now as big as their parents but they still sometimes want to be fed instead of going to the feeders themselves. The feeders get a bit crowded when several families try to eat at the same time and this young one is perched on a branch while waiting for its place in line.
Waiting in Line
Picture of the Day for July 8, 2018
The summer weekend may have included some outdoor family time, but fun doesn’t have to cost a lot as these children had plenty of fun with just gunny sacks.
Gunny Sack Race
Picture of the Day for July 7, 2018
The milkweeds are blooming and it is a complex flower. From a distance, they appear as pink globes, but on closer inspection more components of the blossom appears. But the insects don’t care about the names of the flower parts, just that they are attracted to its nectar.
Milkweed Blossom
Picture of the Day for July 6, 2018
This 1893 Light Concord Stagecoach didn’t come equipped with air-conditioning so it would have been a hot ride when the temperatures hover around 100. Developed by J. Stephen Abbot and Lewis Downing in 1827, the Concord stagecoach was built for use in rugged terrain and on long-distance hauls.
Leather thoroughbraces act like shock absorbers which suspend passengers who are in constant motion while the stagecoach is moving and allow the stagecoach to travel over very rough roads.
Old Concord Stagecoach
