…all you “I hate summer” people? It’s 48-freaking-degrees out there. Brr. Brr some more. I had to dig out my jeans today. Every autumn I have to go through that try-them-on process… which jeans fit, which don’t, which ones have holes in the knees, etc. My shorts are basically one style and they fit fine. …
Sunflowers
From a sunflower field along K-39 in Neosho County. A bit reserved.
Sweet Autumn Clematis
The sweet autumn clematis is blooming at my friend Roger’s house. It’s ahead of another batch of the stuff in his side yard. Its flowers are light and delicate.
The Dark
Remember not too long ago when it was still light outside at 9:00 p.m.? Those days are gone. I just stepped outside into the dark darkness of 9 p.m. to take a picture of the dark to show you just how dark it is and I found a full moon out there. By golly, I’m …
surrender
coneflowers, taken by the heat
star flowers
Star flowers in the neighbor’s yard.
Raining Slush
Sixth and Commercial – at about 4:15 this afternoon. It was raining slush. Now, at about 5:30, flakes the size of silver dollars are falling.
the perfect storm
Duck and cover. Don’t know what we’ll get, but snow is headed this way. It’ll be worse out west, though. They’ve already closed schools for the day in western and central Kansas: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON FROM LINCOLN TO RUSSELL TO GREAT BEND…AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF …
cruelest month
Rain and snow is predicted for Kansas this weekend. Snow in April. Again. April showers bring May flowers. April snow kills beautiful and edible plants. Even the henbit wilted. It was a colorful spring – until the 17-degree lows snuffed the life out of tulips and crabapple blossoms and lilacs and every bloomin’ thing. Fruit …
Snow on my…
…tulips and lilacs …crabapple tree …dogwood April 5: 30 degrees, and it’s snowing. And gasoline jumped from $2.55 to 2.69 today.
zoo flowers
Baskets (hanging and non-hanging) of flowers brighten the Emporia Zoo. That’s a duck and turtle pond in the background. Maybe someone can tell me what these striped flowers are. A tea crabapple tree is in full bloom at the zoo.