Last week I was camping at Peninsula State Park. I just love the network of bike trails there.
Using the trails (and bike lanes along the road) you can take in almost every terrain the park has to offer.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Hillside full of goldenrod
While I love the deep yellow color of all this goldenrod in one place, I can’t help but think of my allergy laden sinuses and wonder how long it will be until the first frost.
Update: Goldenrod is not the cause of seasonal allergies this time of year! Details in my post from September 22, 2022.
A lesson in patience
Yesterday evening, I biked to Tenney Park to watch the sunset. I hung around a bit after the sun dropped below the horizon, and started to head home.
Two blocks away from the lake shore, I noticed the light show above was still peaking. I got off my bike, and took a few more shots by the lagoon.
Sunflower in shadow
Because sometimes a flower needs to make its own brightness.
Birthday in the country
Last weekend, my father (Wil Bloy) and I went out for dinner in Roxbury (Dorf Haus, best fish fry in Dane County). At the back of the restaurant’s garden sits an antique farm rake across from a beautiful willow tree. Because it was Dad’s birthday, we decided to take a few pictures.
Rusty Deere
Don’t you wonder… Who sat behind the wheel of this tractor?
Where was their farm? When was the last time someone used this tractor to work a field?
Tractor graveyard
While biking the Capital City State Trail the other day, I saw something along side that I hadn’t noticed before, a small junk yard, mostly filled with old tractors.
On top of Blue Mound
Today at Blue Mound State Park, I discovered if the clouds are just right, you can really see how the town (and park) were named.
The colors in the view from the east observation tower reminded me of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Swallowtail with a fashion sense
Do butterflies have a sense of fashion? This swallowtail sure has a good eye for color coordination.
The butterflies are blooming
I spent some time inside Olbrich Gardens today for their annual Blooming Butterflies exhibit.
The wonderful spots on this common buckeye butterfly made it my favorite of the day.