Yard Bunnies

Here are two of the wild rabbits that hang out in my yard. The one in the foreground either heard me or saw me in the window with the camera. I have a pretty good yard for them, lots of cover and such, with lots of clover they seem to love eating. Seeing bunnies other than those that live with me happy is something that brings a bit of joy to me, i know mine are happy as i spoil them rotten. This was taken a day or two ago.

Monarch

This is a picture of a monarch butterfly, not actually in River Falls, but at my parent's house a couple of hours away. I haven't seen any this year up here, or for a couple of years at least, but i do remember seeing them around. People mention the bees are going away, but i haven't heard much about the butterflies.

Same Construction

This is another view of the construction, this time looking towards downtown. I wish all construction sites had signs saying what was being built, i know i'm always curious, especially when it's this big.

Construction

I guess this is a good indicator of how much i have been out of it, i just noticed this construction yesterday. There is more large construction south of where this is, but i've never noticed this before, and have no clue what it is going to be.

Been a while

It's been a rough couple of months, which started with a very dear friend of mine taking her own life, and the motivation to get out there and get photos or even post old ones here just wasn't there. Hopefully i can get back into the groove now.

Here is one of my favorite things to do, take photographs of the wild bunny that lives in my yard. This was taken earlier this summer, when the dandelions were going crazy. The little guy eats them, along with the clover that grows a lot in my yard, so that's good, hopefully they avoid the gardens around here, i know that upsets the gardeners.

Snake

Here is a common snake, although i forget which type, i'm thinking it's a grass snake. One of my friends saw it first, and sadly there is a twig in the way of it on my photo, but i still like it.

Structure

I'm not sure what this structure is, but it was along the river. Could have been someone just decided to make it, or whatever. It didn't seem like it had been used in a while though so i may never find out.

Beaver tree

This was a pleasant surprise, seeing a tree cut down by a beaver down by the river. I love seeing nature doing its thing, even when i don't get to see the actual animals doing it. I feel this is one advantage of living in a smaller town, seeing more variety of animals and nature, and this is in the city limits too.

People on the river

Here are some people enjoying the river and the lovely day. This is the more southern damn, where we went for a walk. They waved at us right after this picture, but i didn't get that.

Lower part of the river

Yesterday some friends of mine took me on a walk through a part of town that i hadn't been to before and didn't even really know how to get to. There are trails down the south part of the river past another damn. Here is a wider shot of river and the path is on the left side, which winds around and around, up and down hills. Took us about an hour and a half to walk the parts we went on, and was awesome exercise. I have a lot of photos from the walk that i will probably follow up on.

Memorial Day

Today is when we observe Memorial Day in America. I've never really understood why they move the holiday so there is a three day weekend, you could just have it so there is a day off and leave the holiday on its day. It was very sunny and quite warm while taking these, and my allergies were getting to me. Hopefully there won't be storms like last night where several people were injured not far from here and grapefruit sized hail. It was clear earlier but now there are lots of clouds and stronger wind.

Pollen

This is a picture of hyacinth pollen. The reason is that my allergies are going crazy, worst attacks in years, itchy eyes, scratchy throat, all that. Almost non-stop too, and it's getting annoying. I don't know about everyone else, but it seems stronger this spring, maybe the cooler weather made the plants act different, i don't have a clue. Thankfully it rained today after getting above 80F.

Flowers

Here are some of the blooming flowers in my yard. I love seeing the blooming flowers and green now that spring has come. I was worried after the late snow not long ago that what had come up had been killed by frost or cold. Thankfully that doesn't seem to be the case.

Mourning dove

I know i take a lot of pictures of these birds, but i love them. I especially like this one, as i've never noticed the part by the neck that is kind of shimmery and iridescent looking. The weather is getting good during the day, and my foot is getting back to normal, so hopefully i will be able to get out more and get more varied photographs.