Steve`s Country
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Nature’s Wonders.
Good evening everyone! I haven’t had one of these posts in a very long time, so maybe it’s time to get started with them again. I have been picking up some nice new photos to use for posts such as these. We had a rainy day today, and cooler with a north wind. The wind has gotten quite strong now I see.
Well, we did need the rain, but a high of only 66F (19C) is rather cool for mid August, even for us. But, it should warm up a little this coming week, at least, I hope so. In the photo today is an old rotten tree stump with new life growing in the middle of it. Not trees, but plants of some kind.
I have seen tree stumps with new, little trees growing out of them from a different tree species. That’s always cool to see. If you have a vivid imagination like mine, that tree stump on the outside has a somewhat of a heart shape to it. I know, I’m crazy. Anyway, have a great weekend everyone and God bless!
Steve. ©2026 Steve McLeod.
Just Some Pics. #13 Reflecting.
Greetings everyone! It turned out to be a rather nice day, though it was a bit cloudier than had been forecast. Still, it was 77F (25C), which is quite nice. However, tomorrow is going to be cooler at just 66F (19C). In early fall temperatures can fluctuate a lot from one day to the next.
And nights are much cooler now as well. That’s why so many of our birds have begun their southward migration already and some have gone completely. Summer is so short here. After our major international bass fishing tournament here last weekend suddenly the tourists have gone. There are still a few, but it’s not like it was. Things change so quickly in so many ways.
Nice flat granite alongside the calm lake
My plants are having some problems with bugs again. Spider mites and thrips are back once more so I have had to do some spraying of a few plants. Thankfully I noticed them early before they had multiplied too much.
A very large granite rock reflecting in the lake
Years ago the only thing I had to watch out for was spider mites, and they didn’t show up much. I never even heard of thrips until last year. Oh well.
The lake was so nice and calm that morning. Actually this is just a bay of the lake, it continues through that narrow section seen across the bay and opens into a large lake.
I thought I would share a few photos from our trip down the highway last Tuesday. I will be sharing more over the next few days. I hope you enjoy them. Have a great weekend everyone and God bless!
Steve. ©2026 Steve McLeod.
