The extra moisture in the air lately has created some colorful sunsets when the sun rays bounce off the clouds.
August Sunset
Picture of the Day for August 13, 2016
Modes of transportation has changed over the centuries, although horse drawn wagons have had a long history of use as horses were domesticated around 4000 BC and the wheel invented in 3500 BC. This wagon hasn’t been that long but it has seen a fair number of years and probably hauled a variety of loads.
Old Wagon
Picture of the Day for August 12, 2016
The Black-eyed Susans didn’t see much sun today so they had to create their own yellow sunshine.
Flower Sunshine
Picture of the Day for August 11, 2016
The dragonflies have been flying around my house in large numbers this summer but the butterflies seem to be less frequent visitors or are very skittish (probably since the cats like to sneak up on them) so they don’t hold still for a picture. The Red-spotted Purple is a common butterfly in Wisconsin during the summer months.
Red-spotted Purple
Picture of the Day for August 10, 2016
Various rock formations on the cliffs bordering the St. Croix River by the Interstate State Park have names, although a few take some imagination to see why they were named that, but it is easier to see a face in this rock formation which called Old Man of the Dalles.
Old Man of the Dalles
Picture of the Day for August 9, 2016
The bright yellow and orange flowers provide a cheerful display on a summer day.
Cheery Flowers
Picture of the Day for August 8, 2016
On a nice summer day, some people enjoyed water activities on lakes and rivers during the dog days of summer before the season ends and the school year resumes.
Boating on the St. Croix
Picture of the Day for August 7, 2016
The clouds at midday were an interesting mix; puffy white ones but with some dark clouds too and wispy clouds in the middle. And some of the darker ones let some raindrops fall this evening.
Cloud Mixture
Picture of the Day for August 6, 2016
While some summer flowers seem to last a long time, like Black-eyed Susans, others make a brief appearance and then vanish, sometimes for years. My one lone Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid plant is about done blooming for the season, with just a few blossoms left on the top of the plant to dance in the wind.
The Last Dance
Picture of the Day for August 5, 2016
The tree looks a sentinel, standing watch over the fields and crops growing in late summer.
Field Sentinel
