The kids better not leave the door open on this ice box to try to cool down during this coming weekend hot temperatures or the ice would melt rather quickly in this old Montgomery Ward “The Windsor” ice box.
The Windsor Ice Box
Picture of the Day for August 30, 2023
Most of the fireweed I noticed today are almost done blooming, which bloom from the bottom and last blossoms of the season are on top. The name fireweed stems from its ability to quickly colonize areas burned by fire. Lore has it that the end of summer isn’t official until the top fireweed buds bloom, and those at the bottom have died. And since it is close to the Labr Day weekend, another signal to the end summer, the fireweeds I saw fit right in with this timing of the end of summer (especially seeing some leaves turning color too).
Fireweed Nearing End
Picture of the Day for August 29, 2023
Pieces of driftwood are like clouds, as it lets you use your imagination to see different things and by moving around and viewing from various angles, additional images pop out at you.
Driftwood Images
Picture of the Day for August 28, 2023
Some of the late summer flowers were very noticeable in the sunshine today, including these bergamot blossoms, which always seems to have a bad hair day but are still pretty.
Bergamot Blossom
Picture of the Day for August 27, 2023
Yesterday evening I had to stop on the road as there was a group of turkeys wandering across the highway. There were about four adult female turkeys and a few dozen younger ones, so it looks like the moms combined their kids to try to herd them, but the effort wasn’t that successful as I had to wait a while before they all managed to finally get to one side of the road.
Wandering Turkeys
Picture of the Day for August 26, 2023
This ant was busy on the blossoms of the swamp milkweed, a native species which is different from the common milkweed, as the swamp milkweed has pink flowers and long narrow leaves.
Ant on Swamp Milkweed
Picture of the Day for August 25, 2023
When I was near my pond today, I heard a lot of splashing as the frogs that were sunning themselves on the bank jumped back into the water when I got too close to them.
Jumping Frogs
Picture of the Day for August 24, 2023
Today is the birthday of my two cats, Stripe and Trouble, and it is the last year their birthday will be a single digit as next year will be the big one zero. And being nine this year, they don’t look five weeks old anymore like when their mommy gave Stripe a bath as Trouble watched.
Birthday Cats
Picture of the Day for August 23, 2023
The hummingbirds and the orioles were frequent visitors at the sugar water feeders today, as it was another hot and humid day and they seemed extra thirsty. But the hot day didn’t stop them from fighting and chasing each other off so it wasn’t often that more than one hummingbird was drinking at the same time.
Finally Sharing the Feeder
Picture of the Day for August 22, 2023
With a dewpoint of 84 and temperatures in the 90s, the heat index reached 120 today and I sure wished I was up by Lake Superior today, even if I am not brave enough to kayak on the big lake, wading in its cooler waters would have felt nice.
Kayaking on Superior
