September feels like such a long time ago. Twenty three days to be exact. The second half of our ninth month continued hot and turned drier. I wore my head net walking in our woods for most of it. Eventually, flying pests and more unusual nature wonders slowed down. Except for magnificent clouds! They were plentiful. Floating above without a care. Luring me outside, to spend a few minutes pondering their wonder. Blink and clouds change shape. Especially as the sun dips below our Western tree line. Casting vibrant light on different parts of the airy fluff.
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Some cloud shapes instantly resemble one thing or another. I thought the above looked like Goofy riding a magic carpet. Shapes rarely last for long.
There are evening where cloud fascination can be enjoyed in all directions. I get instantly wide eyed. Stop whatever I am doing and hustle in/out our doors, in all directions. It happens so often, I no longer hear "what are you doing?".
facing West
flocks of Geese heard then seen, high in the Eastern sky
I noticed more fuzzy crawlers appearing in September. Always on their way to who knows where. I have no idea what most of them are. My Google search results have been wrong a lot lately. Proving, you cannot believe everything you read on the internet!
Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar
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Autumn Crocus
Large Maple Spanworm Moth
The little blue wildflowers found in our pines continued to captivate my attention. We have one plant/patch growing. I watched for blooms every day. I can tell you when they do flower, the bloom lasts longer than one day. Depending on weather.
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I can't get over the color, as well as the tiny bright yellow perfectly formed orchid looking stamens. There is also conflicting online info when one tries to ID these. Grows by wetland, grows in dry locations...whatever.
All know for sure, is what I see with my own eyes.
more tree window frogs visited
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Turkey feathers of all sizes could be seen just about everywhere. I used to collect the feathers I found. There are so many. Now I leave them where they lay.
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sunset
close-up
Woolly Bear Caterpillars started appearing. Fork lore claims the width of their black and orange bands can predict the coming winter's severity. A wide orange or brown band is said to forecast a mild winter, while a wide black band predicts a harsh, cold, and snowy one.
My prediction: 50/50
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Tank is always happy
My Epi Cactus bloomed off/on all Summer outside on the front porch. Another round of blooms started in September. I recently moved the plant back inside. It requires long sleeves and gloves (and still getting poked). Many memories are attached to this special plant. It is currently blooming like crazy indoors. Again!
pop of early color
not your mothers pearls
waterlily autumn crocus
I was so surprised to find more than one of these had popped up in my bird feeder bed:
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hocus pocus, excuse the focus
many more creepy crawlies were spotted
With September coming to a close, the anticipation of cooler Fall weather increased. Especially when Summer's heat decided to hang around f.o.r.e.v.e.r. At some point, I was able to stop wearing my head net and just swat. swat. What a relief!
Our last day ended with a visit to see Brad's blondeee. Post to come. Eventually :)
Padame (at trainers) 9.30.25
1 comment:
I’m happy that you can go outside without a cover now. That is the benefit of the colder weather. That caterpillar’s prediction of winter sounds like a safe one. 😆 50/50.
Beautiful photos of the clouds and their various formations and colors against the sunset. I am a big fan of Canadian geese. When I hear them flying overhead I’ll stop whatever I’m doing to soak it in, so I am even more partial to that photo. It takes me to my happy place.
Looking forward to the update on Padame. Will Hope eventually join her at that barn?
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