With the unofficial end of summer, this is the last weekend that many museum and historical site are open in the area until the start of the summer vacation next May. A few many have limited days or hours during the autumn color sightseeing period, like this lighthouse which is open for tours until mid October before the winter limit the tourists.
Tour the Light
The holiday weekend has many people heading to cabins and to the lakes to enjoy the last big fling of summer.
On the Shore of Lake Superior
As kids, a trip to the state fair did not mean going on rides on the carnival and what riding there was consisted of my brother sitting on every piece of equipment and tractor on machinery hill as well as collecting every brochure for each piece too. A trip today would have less equipment for him to ‘test’ out and no brochures to collect (as I figure the mothers complained to the companies as they would be the ones lugging the full sack of flyers around the fair grounds the rest of the day).
But there were some new and even some old equipment for us farm kids to see today, like this 1916 old tractor called “The Flour City”, produced by the Kinnard-Haines Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Flour City
Watch and listen to the Flour City in action.
When I mowed the lawn on Tuesday, I went pass what remained of the orchid which is now a dried stem with little cups that hopefully hold some seeds to produce another orchid next year. The month time made a huge difference in the appearance of the flower, but even when it is blooming, the first blossoms are fading before the top buds open. Like the months and seasons, one fades away as the next takes hold with the future one on the horizon.
Orchid’s Past Glory
A swarm of dragonflies were flying near me when I was mowing the lawn and I suppose they were after the bugs that I chasing up. But seeing the big “flight or cluster”, as a group of them are called, looked rather creepy flying around me but it was a spider that bit me when mowing instead.
Dragonfly Resting
A herd of cattle head back to the buildings for water after a day of grazing in the pasture.
Herd Heading Home
The sunset the other night may have been pretty and colorful but the mosquitoes that were biting me weren’t so pretty.
August Colorful Sunset
Dew drops are formed due to condensation of water vapors, although today the drops on the leaves would have been from the rain instead.
Dew Drops
The dazzling blue Balloon flower gets its name from the hollow balloon buds, which gradually color and inflate until they burst open into star shaped blossoms that are two to three inches across.
Balloon Flower
Taking some back roads might force you to slow down since you can’t drive as fast as on an interstate highway, but you can spot more wildlife and other interesting things while traveling at the slower pace.
Interesting Shed
