Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Sunday Wildflowers. #6
Hi everyone! We have had some nice weather the last few days with temperatures in the 36F (2C) range, even a little warmer. And, we have even had some sunshine with that too.
Unfortunately, that temperature is just warm enough to start melting the snow, but not warm enough to melt it off the sidewalks. Therefore, it is very slippery out there.
Here are some more asters, these are Smooth Asters.
Plus we have had some heavy fog at night and in the early morning hours. One morning I could barely see the outline of houses across the street. That’s a bit unusual for us in February.
This is Robin-Plantain.
Oh well, I’m enjoying the warmer temperatures anyway! Well, here we have some more wildflowers for you to enjoy today or throughout the week, depending on when you spot them.
And the Ox-Eye Daisy.
All three are from the composite family, yet all three are quite different from each other. Have a great week everyone and God bless!
Steve. ©2026 Steve McLeod.
Minus 40 Degrees…A Poem.
‘Tis minus 40 degrees…
Water flowing by the rock,
Mist is rising ’round the flock
Of little ducks. Swimming there,
With winter’s cold in the air.
Swim and dive in water cold,
Under now, their breath they hold.
Popping up, they do not freeze,
Not even in wind or breeze.
Here along the river shore,
The cold I feel, even more.
Yet here they swim, morn to night,
In such cold, ’tis quite a sight.
While I sit, the sun does shine,
Warming this cold face of mine.
In this cold, ’tis nice to see,
Water still, and ducks, ice free.
‘Tis minus 40 degrees…
©2026 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 