Solitary

taken:
day seventy two
08.31.2013

One solitary feather among the rocks on the shore of Lake Mille Lacs.

Airy

taken:
day seventy one
08.30.2013

The light and airy tassels on the ornamental grass in my flower garden are growing tall and wispy, 

showing the promise of feathery plumes in the fall.

Fascinating

taken:
day seventy
08.29.2013

Bumble bees are completely intoxicated on pollen and nectar lately. They bobble about from bloom to bloom covered with bits of golden pollen. It's so fun to get up close to observe them. Sometimes they take their time and you can follow along. They're fascinating!

Hanging Out

taken:
day sixty nine
08.28.2013

Just a little grasshopper hanging out on this corn stalk leaf still speckled with morning dew.

Dynamic

taken:
day sixty eight
08.27.2013

I'm so excited about this 'salsa' sneezeweed that I picked up on clearance at a local greenhouse. It's incredibly bright and dynamic with tons of blooms. I can't wait for it to add abundant color to my garden year after year.

Far From Mammoth

taken:
day sixty seven
08.26.2013

This emerging sunflower is supposed to be a 'mammoth' sunflower. It's far from mammoth though. It's shorter than me and the bloom is only abut 6 - 8 inches. It's supposed to be 9 - 12 feet tall with a 12 inch bloom. Not sure why it's so small. Maybe it's because the seeds came from the dollar store or because I planted the seeds a bit late? Sometimes I feel like my green thumb is a little off. Ok, I feel like that a lot actually. Gardening is hard and tricky work! Things don't always turn out as you envision. Oh well, this sunflower is still pretty and cheerful and makes me smile.

Wavy

taken:
day sixty six
08.25.2013

I love the wavy petals of this graceful 'picotee" cosmos bloom.

Perfectly Posed

taken:
day sixty five
08.24.2013

Another dragonfly.

As I wrote before, they're all a flutter these days.

This one perfectly posed for me as it perched and hunted.

Gripping Gaze

taken:
day sixty four
08.23.2013

The beautiful black and white flecked feathers of this chicken, in the Poultry Barn at the MN State Fair, first caught my attention. After I took a closer look, it's eyes captivated me. So interesting and kind of haunting. Makes me wonder what he or she is thinking. Also makes me wonder if this chicken is a he or she? I wish I would have looked at the tag on the cage to see if it was a hen or a rooster. Either way it's a beautiful chicken with a unique and gripping gaze.

Radiate And Glow

taken:
day sixty three
08.22.2013

Warm late morning sun beamed down on this zinnia, allowing it's petals to radiate and glow.

Ruffled

taken:
day sixty two
08.21.2013

The ruffled petal of a tropical hibiscus.

Droops With Droplets

taken:
day sixty one
08.20.2013

After a showering from the sprinkler, this pink morning glory droops with the weight of water droplets.

Transformed

taken:
day sixty
08.19.2013

I'm seeing a trend in the garden lately, lots of pink! 

It's bursting everywhere. 

Here's the 'queen red lime' zinnia again. 

It's now transformed into a billowing bloom of exploding petals.

Dashing

taken
day fifty nine
08.18.2013

Dragonflies are all a flutter these days. 

Dashing here and there. 

This one rested it's wing for a bit by perching on the curled leaf of a lily.