Saturday, November 6

Autumn Hangs On Yet

This is a post of more photos from Oct. 13th and a drive along Sheridan Lake Rd./Spring Creek...signs of the time of year include....


The bighorn sheep appearing near the roadsides in the Black Hills in their usual 'hot spots'...I came upon three ewes and one kid where Sheridan Lake Rd. meets Hwy. 385...


A floppy fritillary on fading common tansy....


Goldenrod, and many other wildflowers, now look like this...gone to seed...


And oak leaves are falling by the millions...


Spring Creek's coloring isn't as lush green...


...More tansy hanging on to its yellow...still attracting sulphurs...


The same goes for these two thistles and a checkered skipper...


Once in awhile, I unwittingly sneak up on mallards when I approach Spring Creek...this time I interrupted a group of ladies just chillin' on a nice autumn day...


A few prairie coneflowers were also hanging on to their color...it helps that S Dakota has been experiencing unusually warm weather for over a month now.... yessssss! Ok, it's supposed to come to a crashing end on the 10th, but boy has it been a wonderful break from the usual early winters here....
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4 comments:

  1. RoanNovember 6, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    It's been unseasonably warm here, too. Unfortunately, it has come to a screeching halt. Love the floating leaf!

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  2. Wanda.....November 7, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    Such brilliant photos, Jann...unable to pick a favorite...loved all the photos of flowers with butterflies and of course the fluffy Goldenrod gone to seed!

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  3. Wanda.....November 7, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    I forgot to mention how great your blog looks...I have a new computer and "J.Ellen in The Black Hills" looks extremely beautiful on it today, Jann!

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  4. Ken.November 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    Hi Jann.
    What a lovely selection of Autumn photo's,especially the oak leaf in the water.Very nice.

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