The sun was hidden by clouds all day and flowers are not blooming in the early winter time to provide any “sunny” color today so have to dream of summer instead.
Summer Sunny Faces
Picture of the Day for August 11, 2020
There was several patches of the sunny Black-eyed Susans displaying brightly in the sunshine as I mowed past them today. They are late summer plants, blooming from late July until the first frost.
Sunny Susans
Picture of the Day for December 29, 2019
With the rain melting some of the snow and creating a lot of fog today, I was imagining a nice walk through a field of summer flowers.
Summer Wildflowers
Picture of the Day for August 27, 2019
The skies darkened as rain moved through today but the sun reappeared to shine on the the cheerful Black-eyed Susan blossoms.
Sunny Susans
Picture of the Day for July 25, 2019
The late July summer days have the native Black-eyed Susans blooming across the fields and road ditches. The flower head looks like spokes on a wooden wagon wheel when the yellow petals haven’t unfurled all the way yet.
Black-eyed Susan Wheel
Picture of the Day for December 13, 2018
There isn’t much color out again today with the cloudy skies and the trees covered in frost again. The goldfinches are still eating the Black-eyed Susan seed heads but the flowers do not have their summer glorious colors.
Summertime Susans
Picture of the Day for December 9, 2018
The male goldfinches have lost their summertime bright yellow coloring so now it is harder to tell the males from the females and immature goldfinches. But whatever they might be, they all seem rather hungry and today with the sun finally out, they were eating seeds from the black-eyed susans, which has also lost all of its summer yellow petals.
Eating Seed Heads
Picture of the Day for July 17, 2018
The Goldenrod Crab Spider could pick either white or yellow blossoms in this patch of wildflowers for its hunting ground.
Yellow and White
Picture of the Day for February 23, 2018
My lawn has a deeper layer of snow from the storm last night and by afternoon the temperatures warmed enough that the ice finally fell from the tree limbs covering my driveway. It felt like walking through shards of glass and I rather stroll among flower petals instead.
Stroll Through Petals
Picture of the Day for October 30, 2017
My bird feeder had less activity after the summer birds left but today the activity has increased with nuthatches, chickadees, goldfinches and woodpeckers making frequent visits on this cold day. And some goldfinches, who have already lost their bright yellow summer colors, are also feeding on the black-eyed susan seed heads.
Past Pretty Flowers Providing Food
