July 31

We had a foggy morning today. When I left for work this morning, the fog was starting to life, but enough remained to blur the trees and fields. It was another beautiful morning!

July 30

Our neighbors were clearing out a flowerbed a few months ago and gave us some plants. This is one of them and now it's blooming. My hubby planted a bunch of them together and now they are giving us a splash of color when we look out the window.
*For those who asked, this is a Black eyed Susan.

July 29

Look at these cool plants I found growing along the road today! There were several of them that had that purple ring around the center. The stems are very prickly. I don't remember ever seeing them before and I thought they were quite unique.

*Thanks to Ione and Cherdecor who sent me tips on identifying this plant. Ione thought it may be a cuckleburr and Cheryl thought it was an Irish Thistle. I looked them both up and the Irish Thistle it is. It's nice to have a name to go with the plant!

July 28

My husband loves to carve and I think he has quite a talent for it. He has been out in his shop, after supper working on one of his little people and I got this shot of him at work.

I thought I would include a picture of one of his finished caricature carvings so you could see his work.

July 27

Aren't these good looking sheep?
I took this picture at a friends house. She and her husband raise these sheep. These two will be moving to a new home before winter comes.

July 26

Another old barn picture! This one is on the road we take to go to our church. It's not in great condition anymore, but it still has character!

July 25

There are several of these little shrubs growing wild in the wooded area near our house, and they now have these little red berries. Don't you think they look pretty against the green leaves?

July 24

I had the day off today and decided to take my walk early this morning. This beech tree is across the street from our home. We enjoy looking at it in each season, but I thought the sunbeams shining through it this morning were especially pretty!

July 23

Last evening the sun was shining while it was raining. I hopped in the car, hoping to get a picture of a rainbow. There was a rainbow, but I kept seeing it through the trees and when I found a clear spot, it was so faded it didn't show up well in the picture.
I did come across this pretty scene though. This is the Grand River, seen from a hill near our home. It was still raining lightly when I took this picture.

July 22

This is a farm that I drive by quite often. It is always kept so clean and neat, even the fences look nice!
Look at those clouds. It was sunny this morning, but we are being rained on again this afternoon!