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Friday, August 1, 2025

It's a Backroad!

 Since we moved from Oklahoma to Illinois, we've had trouble finding good nature roads to search for birds, critters, and flowers. Daughter found one and took me for a drive. It isn't a dirt or gravel road, but not much traffic so we took several nature pics along the way.

 

At the top of a hill we saw deer nibbling grass and leaves beside the road ...


... and a sunflower field, but alas! they looked the other way.


We should have picked a persimmon from this tree. "According to folklore, the seeds can predict winter weather based on their shape when sliced open. A spoon shape indicates a snowy winter, a fork shape suggests a mild winter with light snow, and a knife shape implies a cold, harsh winter with icy winds." ~ wiki 

Maybe on our next drive I can convince daughter or hubs to grab one.


Wildflowers were abundant. We saw Hairy Vetch, Queen Ann's Lace, Brown-eyed Susans, Wild Bergamot, Guelder-rose, and more.


We also took a walk down a trail that's a great place to walk Gus. But the best thing about this drive ... horses!


Happy Friday!!!

Linking to Nature Friday

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