The insects are busy collecting nectar and pollen and the blazing star species are monarch magnets. There are many species of the blazing star but usually they have fluffy purple cluster on tall grass like spikes.
Blazing Star
Picture of the Day for August 2, 2021
The other morning, two fawns were playing down by my pond without their mothers. And three hours later, they were in my front lawn, still without either doe. So I think the two sneaked away from their mommies and probably got in trouble as I didn’t see either of them the next day. This morning I spotted one fawn so was worried something happened to its mother but a few minutes later the doe came racing into the yard (like maybe her kid wandered away again).
Playful Fawn
Picture of the Day for August 1, 2021
The smoke from the Canadian fires was less today so it made a better day for outside hikes on a summer weekend. Miners Castle is a landmark along the Pictured Rocks shoreline but instead of two turrets that gave its castle name, only one remains as the northeast turret collapsed in 2006.
Miners Castle
Picture of the Day for July 31, 2021
This evening the beacon will be burning bright in the Split Rock Lighthouse lantern room to celebrate the first time the third order Fresnel was lit back on July 31, 1910. Normally the retired lighthouse beacon is not lit so it is a treat when it shines across the water and maybe one year I can be there in person to view.
Since there were no roads in the area at the time of construction, all the building materials and supplies arrived by water and hoisted to the top of the 130 foot cliff but Split Rock Lighthouse became such a tourist attraction so a road was built to it in 1924.
Seeing the Light Again
Picture of the Day for July 30, 2021
The back side of these rustic buildings are on the water edge of the Cornucopia’s marina where commercial fishing boats as well as sailboats pass by on the water.
Rustic Marina Buildings
Picture of the Day for July 29, 2021
After playing on a hot summer day, kids often grab a bottle of pop to drink but the bottles these days most bottles are plastic instead of glass and have no need of the bottle cap opener on the old fashioner cooler.
Old Pop Cooler
Picture of the Day for July 28, 2021
After a windy storm, the waters around sandy bottoms often turn a brown color from all the sediment stirred up.
Muddy Water
Picture of the Day for July 27, 2021
There wasn’t a lot of flow at Twin Falls last July, but with the dry conditions this year there might not be enough to stand under to cool off on this hot day. Larson Creek has carved a gorge in the sandstone and the lower drop of the falls is about twelve feet.
Drop at Twin Falls
Picture of the Day for July 26, 2021
On a hot day, the Black-eyed Susans still gave off a warm, glowing look even as the sun was setting.
Horse in the Susans
Picture of the Day for July 25, 2021
This guinea pig looks excited to be shown at the county fair and not hiding in its cage like some of them were. It is unclear where the name guinea pig comes from as they are not native to Guinea nor are they closely related biologically to pigs.
Fair Ready Guinea Pig
