Beautiful cone flowers!

I am finally able to enjoy blooms on my phlox flowers! The deer had been eating them off every time they got close to blooming.

Pretty cone flowers and some wild daisies closing up their petals for the night

Afternoon “bath time”

Young Robin

House Finch

Taking a walk down our country road, it was a beautiful day!

Our kitties, Teddy and Shadow🩷

We took a walk to the creek near us after some heavy rain. It’s nice to see it so full. We also saw some milkweed along side the road.

Beautiful sunset tonight!

More flower views, a Larkspur came up among Black-eyed Susans

Yarrow, always pretty year-after-year.

This bright red Cone Flower is new to my garden this spring.

The Lilies are in full bloom!

Garden Flowers

Pretty Petunias and Yarrow in one of my flower beds

Here in central Illinois it hasn’t rained for two weeks, but the crops in our area continue to grow. Picture: soybean field.

Double Decker

In the Fairy Garden

Sunday Morning Cat Nap

Saturday lounging around

Furry “Bird” at the feeder this morning!

Rainy Day Sleep-In

A Cardinal couple visiting our yard today

Good Saturday Morning! Our cats watching Barn Swallows swooping by our living room windows.

Female Baltimore Oriole visiting our yard this morning

A Catbird and Eurasian Sparrow

We had several Baltimore Orioles visit our yard, I managed to get a picture of one!

Acrobatic Red Squirrel accessing our bird feeder

Dust storm near Champaign, IL

Our newest kitty has a fascination with the kitchen sink!

Red Clover on the road side

A male Grosbeak, Sparrows, and House Finch

Clouds, after a storm system went through central Illinois.

Central Illinois clouds this afternoon

Saturday Evening. . .

Two handsome cats waiting for dinner.

We took a walk along the creek near our home this afternoon and spotted this Mallard duck and his mate. I had to zoom in quite a bit, so the resolution is a little blurry.

Tuesday morning clouds

A Black Swallowtail Butterfly landed in my yard long enough for me to take a photo.

Lovely Lilac blossoms!

Apple blossom time!

A slight mist is rising with the Saturday morning sun.

A Red Wing Blackbird at the bird feeder this afternoon.

Our Yellow Magnolia Tree is in bloom.

Sunrise

Sunday Sunset and Clouds