Tag: Summer

First Monarch Of The Season

Butterfly sightings of all types have been few and far between in the various necks of the woods I’ve been spending time in so far this summer. Here’s a photo of the the first Monarch Butterfly that crossed my path.A close-up shot of a Monarch butterfly perched on a cluster of pink, unopened milkweed flower buds, illuminated by soft sunlight against a blurred green background.

Hope we see more. They always give me a bit of joy.

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Summer’s Coming

Summer’s almost here and at least in my neck of the woods we got a brief breather this morning before temperatures in the 90’s hit Chicago this weekend and into next week.

 I say a brief breather because in the early morning hours the sky was crystal blue and the air was clean and fresh thanks to a wave of storms that finally blew all of the wildfire smoke out of our atmosphere. Of course that changed once the Sun got a little higher and you can feel the temps rising, high clouds and humidity beginning to creep in. 

Those storms knocked many of the blossoms off of the surrounding Catalpa trees, making it almost appear like a Summer snowfall. 

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These days, you take your moments when you can.

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