A few wildflowers from my vacation in western Wisconsin. First in this post, a wild iris.
Continue reading Blue and purple wildflowersMorning song
Baltimore oriole, singing the song of his people from high in the treetops.
A rainy sunset
As I made my way down to the river in Perrot State Park to check out the sunset one evening, a light rain started to fall. I was thinking about walking back to my campsite, when the sun broke through the clouds and began to illuminate the raindrops coming down. It was stunning the way the colors in the sky evolved. I sat there on the bench (under an umbrella) watching the show for almost an hour.
Red-spotted purple butterfly
My first butterfly photo of the season — always a welcome sight.
Up and up and up the trail
It was a warm morning when I hiked up the trail to the top of Brady’s Bluff (the highest point in Perrot State Park).
Continue reading Up and up and up the trailCamping again
Last week I went camping for the first time since August of 2019. I spent the week at Perrot State Park, located along the Mississippi River northwest of La Crosse. The photos here feature the park’s most well known landmark, Trempealeau Mountain.
Continue reading Camping againLast light
What a beautiful evening in Madison. Tenney Park along Lake Mendota.
Dame’s rocket
The purple and white dame’s rocket blossoms sure are beautiful against the greens on the side of the bike trail. Sadly though, dame’s rocket is an invasive species in Wisconsin.
Turtle lineup
Capitol tulips
I thought I might have missed the tulips on the square this year, but I wasn’t too late — still a few sections in bloom when biked there the other day.