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
...looks great to me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and believe it or not, I have never eaten a persimmon!
ReplyDeleteEven better if you park the car and get out and walk. Then you really see everything!
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