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A wet humid morning in the valley here. |
Time is everyone's biggest nemesis, whether we realize it or not. It has been going through my fingers like sand this summer...maybe part of that is because of the weather, but then there has been a lot going on in the family as well.
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Evening Rainbows, showers and lightning out front. |
We've had a wet late spring and now summer...just 4" this week alone, and I believe our June had around 9 inches. That is very wet for us, especially seeing we were in a severe drought here from 2020 through 2023 (4 years)...then after a record flood in early 2024 last June, it stopped raining...for months. Its really screwed up I'd say!
The weather has been great for a change though, but with it comes more work to keep up with things...Georgie in the gardens, me in the pastures and ditches. Keeping up with weeds on steroids is something we haven't seen for awhile...at least "some" pull more easily, others still need the fork.
I haven't gotten off the place in some time; my artwork has taken a hiatus. Too much to get into here, but actually most summers have too much outside time to get in any amount of "easel" time...that works better in the winter when the snow and ice put an end to outdoor chores (other than shoveling or plowing anyway). But I love the prairie pasture when it wakes up, and wouldn't have it any other way!
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Baltimore Oriole at its nest here on the acreage! |
And the birds! My greatest love since childhood! They have not disappointed either...I think I just opened our 50th 32 ounce jar of grape jelly since spring for the Orioles! We have lots and they serenade us and flash their exuberance and colors...we have both Baltimores and Orchard Orioles here - multiple pairs.
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Red-headed Woodpecker adult peeking around the corner at me. |
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One of the Red-headed Woodpecker juveniles here. |
I kind of bombed out trying to find the Red-headed Woodpecker's nest this summer, but they're sharing a lot of viewing time for us while they're out and about...even recently got a photo of one of the juveniles that was reared here this summer!
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Dawn - early light in SE O'Brien County. |
I did get a nice request for another article for the Wildflower Wednesday offering through "Bleeding Heartland". I finally had an excuse to get off the acreage, probably a good thing since its hard for me to do these past few years...getting old has some side effects I'm afraid.
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McCormack Area in SE O'Brien County. |
I was asked to do an article on Hairy Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis albida) and needed some more images to write the article so ran down to the McCormack Area south of us, where I photographed some back in 2023. The morning did not disappoint - it was drop dead gorgeous!
The article for Wildflower Wednesday was published a couple days ago at the following link...be sure and watch the video at the end...take in some sounds and sights of the morning there!
Time???! Although the context was a bit different, I do believe that the Rolling Stones got it terribly wrong - "Oh, time, time, time is on my side, yes it is"...I wish it were true for all of us!
Take care out there and please be good to one another - we are all in this together.
Hope to see you on the Tallgrass!
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