A Fleeing Oriole

Not a good shot, but it was the best I could get yesterday of this colorful Baltimore Oriole. He was checking out this Oriole nest used in previous years.

SkyWatch

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Blue Blooms

Not sure of the name of this little flowering bush......the tag got lost. These blossoms are tiny and fragile:

Volunteer Bachelor Buttons reporting for blooming duty:

Chive Blossoms

Prairie Phlox

One of my favorite wildflowers! Prairie phlox grows wild along the roadsides around here. Colors range from white to lavendar to pink and in between.

Golden Columbine

AKA Aquilegia "Denver Gold"
I'm experimenting with a different lens, too......one that works better for close-up shots.

Grandma's Iris

Bloomin' Chives

Aquilegia Columbine

"Clementine Red"

Tolerates full sun to part shade.

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Black & Whites

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Daughter’s Photo Captures

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Frost Purr-sists

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By Frostlight

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SkyWatch

Here’s a sampling of skies that have been hanging around our farm lately.

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Randomness

There’s not much rhyme or reason to this post. Or how about, there’s NO rhyme or reason. I liked the photos, that’s all.

Thanks for putting up with the randomness!

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Touch of Autumn SkyWatch

Welcome to this SkyWatch Friday blogpost. It was impossible to resist including some visible evidence of autumn, too.

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Last Hurrah Fall Colors

Sheesh…..its been so long since my last blogpost, I hardly remember how to do it, but here goes….

These scenes are from today, when the magic wand of mid-morning sunshine bestowed the perfect touch on these final colors of autumn.

A spent Bachelor’s Button plus a bud which probably won’t get the chance to bloom:

Wish I could think of something profound to say. Thanks for stopping by for a look-see and a hi-dee-ho and all that. Take care and I hope all is well in your world!

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SkyWatch

Welcome to this SkyWatch blogpost! These photos were taken this morning. Autumn is in the air, obviously, though the green pasture field below could mislead one into believing summer is still here.

I’m sneaking the next photo in, too, despite the blurry sky. Soon the cornstalks will be swallowed up by dusty, roaring combines chomping their way across the landscape.

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Please make your way over to Skyley.blogspot.com to find the complete list of beautiful SkyWatch posts for this week. As always, many thanks to the SW team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise, and Sylvia.

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Thank you for stopping by!

Have a great week!

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This Morning’s SkyWatch

Late, late…..this SkyWatch post is late. It’ll probably be the last one on the list!

Nothing particularly spectacular to report---just scenes from this morning’s walk.

I say, “Thank you for stopping by!” and “Happy SkyWatch Friday!” Please visit Skyley.blogspot.com to find many, many more links to sky views from around the world.

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