The sun peeked out for a while today, which shone on a shiny roof on an old barn, with a colorful quilt block on the red painted wall.
Red Barn with Quilt Block
Picture of the Day for July 13, 2017
Summertime, in the middle of July, brings a variety of lilies in an array of colors across yards and road ditches.
Colorful Lily
Picture of the Day for July 12, 2017
Since I have a lot of birdhouses out, it seems like I either scare a bluebird off her nest or I get chewed out by a tiny wren with a big voice if I walk too close to one. The adult wrens were busy taking insects into the birdhouse to feed the noisy little baby wrens. But after taking the picture, I came back into the house with a little green inchworm on my hand so they haven’t got all the bugs yet.
Wren Busy Feeding
Watch as the house wren brings a variety of insects to feed its young and since the wrens build up their nest to be level with the opening, once in a while you can see the little heads poking up trying to get fed.
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Picture of the Day for July 11, 2017
The county fairs are starting up for the season so kids and adults are getting their fair projects ready, including their animals like horses and ponies.
Fair Time Again
Picture of the Day for July 10, 2017
The black-eyed susans to me always means summertime, the hotter part of summer. The flowers draw insects to them and even spiders that blend into the yellow petals. The Goldenrod Crab Spider blends in with the yellow flowers and ambush their prey instead of weaving webs.
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Picture of the Day for July 9, 2017
With the summertime heating, storm clouds can grow quickly so you never know what type of sunset you will get or if you will see the see or lightning instead.
A July Sunset
Picture of the Day for July 8, 2017
While I normally seem to visit historic sites during the off season, people enjoying this fort today may spot soldiers scrolling down the wooden cover porch as they emerge from the various buildings, like the mess hall and living quarters, as reenactors wander around the old fort.
Old Fort Walkway
Picture of the Day for July 7, 2017
With the temperatures cooling off this evening, the opened windows allowed the pond melody to filter into the house. Several frogs were croaking their deep bass sounds mixed in with other sounds.
Summertime Croaking
Watch and listen to a frog making its croaking sounds.
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Picture of the Day for July 6, 2017
While mowing today, I noticed the common milkweed blossoms were beginning to open up. There are other milkweed plants, including the swamp milkweed which has long narrow leaves and bright pink flowers.
Swamp Milkweed
Picture of the Day for July 5, 2017
Last night when I was driving home after dark, I had to share the road with several deer but deer are not the only critter on the roads as there are some very slow moving turtles using the highway too.
Slow Moving Turtle
