There were bats flying around the evenings I was looking at the comet and I was glad they were out eating mosquitoes but I enjoyed seeing this bald eagle more as it soared across the sky before landing in the tree. The eagle was doing some calling after it landed.
Bald Eagle Calling
This tall showy native wildflower can cover an entire area with brilliant pink flowers. I saw a few larger patches of fireweed on a recent road trip but they weren’t in a area that I could stop for a picture, but there were some scattered clumps of them by a beach. The name fireweed comes from its ability to quickly colonize areas burned by fire. The flowers bloom low and work their way up the stem and some don’t want to see the top of the plant in blossoms as it signals the end of summer and the coming of winter.
Fireweed in Summer
The stormy week has hampered seeing the comet in the evening sky and even tonight there was a cloud hiding the comet from view. There was enough wind to keep the mosquitoes away as I waited impatiently for the cloud to move. But eventually the cloud moved and at last I was able to see the NEOWISE comet and its dust trail. And it is a good thing because with more rain in the forecast, it might be hidden from me on more evenings and I won’t be around to see its return in 6,800 years. The 3 mile wide comet was discovered on March 27 of this year.
Comet NEOWISE
Thunderstorms have been rolling through the state last night and this evening too. And some have rotational spins prompting tornado warnings. This storm had a cloud drop down with a slight spin so I was glad it was far enough away from me.
Thunderstorm Over Superior Waters
This goose looks a bit taken back at the sign about swimming at own risk. The goose had just brought his whole family (plus some relatives and friends too) out of the water. But apparently they accepted the risk as it wasn’t long before they were back out on the waters of Lake Superior.
Goose at Risk
A summer vacation time activity may be visiting museums, but this summer a majority of them are closed due to the virus so you may only enjoy the outside and peek in the windows for a look inside.
Museum Closed
Between being a warm day and tax day, one might want an ice cream cone as a treat but the ice cream store in this building is only a painted image and not a real store. I like this painting depicting scenes from the past.
Building Painted on a Building
This piece of driftwood looks like the skull and horns of animal, like maybe a long horned antelope.
Longhorn Driftwood
This round barn, which is over 100 years old, may be enjoying sunshine today but may need to shed some water from the possible rain tomorrow.
Old Red Round Barn
With slightly lower temperatures, it was more pleasurable to spend time outside so a walk looking for wildflower might be a good activity on a Sunday sunny summer day. Last summer my sister showed me the different flowers growing around her area including these Tuberous Grass-pink, an orchid native to eastern North America.
Tuberous Grass-pink
