Wednesday Walk on Caturday - Another Photo Adventure Day With My Fur Buddies Checking Wildflowers...

We had a bit of a break from the heat wave here in Western Canada which bought my fur buddies out walking with me instead of laying low trying to beat the heat!

I'm really happy to be living in the forest with shaded trails. This first photo is of our willow lane , I planted golden and silver willows to try and soak up some of the water which collects in this low lying area.

Bruno Waiting for JJ Coming Down the Lane

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Here JJ has a few things to say as he enjoys a roll in the gravelly grass...

JJ Letting Us Know How Much He Enjoys Rolling in the Dirt

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And Bruno not to be left out gets a roll in too - he rolled right on top of the patch of harebells I was trying to get a photo of. I did get some before he smashed them.

Bruno Rolling in the Harebells

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The horse sisters were out enjoying the fresh grass - They are such a beautiful pair!

Horse Sisters Checking Us Out

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In another pasture by the edge of the forest was a cow with a group of young calves, seemingly enjoying themselves, lying in the grass. Usually if you see the cows lying down it is an indicator that rain will be coming. Later this day rains did come.

Group of Calves and 1 Cow Lounging in the Grass

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Up above the turkey vulture was circling around looking for it's meal.

Turkey Vulture Wings Outstretched Gliding by the Spruce Tree

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As I walked along the road checking for what new wild flower blooms there were, I noticed that there was a tremendous amount of skipper butterflies flitting among the blossoms. They were on most every type of flower that was now dominating the landscape like the harebells, dogbane, red clover and alfalfa. The alfalfa seemed to be it's favorite.

3 Skipper Butterflies on the Alfalfa Blooms

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Close Up Skipper Butterfly on Red Clover Blossom

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Lovely Combo of Red Clover and Bedstraw Blossoms

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Close Up Skipper Butterfly on Harebell Bloom

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Patch of Harebells in Bloom

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Close Up Harebell Blossoms

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Close Up Skipper butterfly on Dogbane Blossoms

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3 Skipper Butterflies on Harebell and Dogbane Blooms

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Another flower that was just coming into prominence was the fleabane.

Close Up Fleabane Blossoms

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One of my favorite wild flower is the brown-eyed Susan with it's bright yellow face and it seems to be a favorite of pollinators too.

Small Bee on Brown-eyed Susan Bloom

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In another field I go by on my way to town there were loads of brown-eyed Susans but I didn't have my camera to take a photo so I was happy when they appeared along our roadway.

In the next photo you can see the prominence of the dogbane blossoming in the ditch.

Dogbane Abundantly Blooming in the Ditch

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I'll leave you with one last butterfly photo which was quite common, until my next #WednesdayWalk post where I'm sure there will be a whole new array of wildflowers in bloom in this ever changing landscape.

Close Up of the Fritillary Butterfly Sunbathing on the Gravel

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This is my #WednesdayWalk (posted on a Saturday - yikes!) hosted by @tattoodjay go check out his latest post here. He collaborates with @elizacheng and her #MakeMeSmile initiative see her latest post here

The photos were taken with my Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.

Thanks for stopping by!


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