Lightning from July 27, 2012 Storm

 I did not use a tripod when taking these pictures can you can see some blur in the images.

Happy Birthday to Someone Who Is a Healthy Eater

Getting wax to stick to cold aluminum foil is tricky!

Lightning Storm July 2012

 These long exposure images of the storm that occurred in Louisville Kentucky around 9 PM EST. We got some much needed rain.

Peach Pie

The peaches I picked (shown in an earlier blog post) have now been turned into a pie. This simple recipe yields a tasty dessert. Ingredients include cut peaches, peach flavored jello, sugar, corn starch, and a pre-made pie crust.

Peach Harvest June 2012

I am pretty happy with the harvest this year. For trees that do not have any herbicides, fertilizer, or pesticides the fruit looks pretty good. My estimate is that this is about 30% of the fruit on the trees. Another 10% or so is being eaten by animals or is diseased.

Butterfly on Shale

Dragonfly in Spider's Web

With apologies to the English poet Mary Howitt, "Come into my palour", said the spider to the dragonfly...

Calla Lily 2012

Calla lily that started blooming June 7, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. So far, two blooms have appeared. This set of plants is quite hardy being able to survive the Louisville winters.

Crackle Vaseline Glass Marbles

Crackle vaseline glass marbles that will glow a green color when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. See them on eBay at this LINK

Plain vaseline glass marbles can be found for sale on eBay HERE.

Daylilies - May 2012

 Daylilies blooming in Clark County Indiana (May 2012).

Jagged Yellow Petal Flowers

 Jagged petal yellow flowers blooming in Lexington, Kentucky (May 2012).

Yellow Flowers Blooming in Lexington Kentucky

 Not sure about the name of this flower but I found it blooming in Lexington, Kentucky (May 2012).

Red Amaryllis Flowers

 Red amaryllis flowers blooming in May 2012. Plant usually blooms later in the year. Another odd aspect is that the stalk only has two blooms and not the normal four. As of this writing a second bloom stalk has started which I assume will have two more blooms on it.  Seems plant wants a staggered blooming pattern for this year.

Prickly Pear Cactus Flowers

Pictures of two yellow flowers from a blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia). The cactus was blooming in May 2012. Learn more about these cactus at http://opuntiads.com/O/

Rose Blooming in Lexington Kentucky

 Rose blooming in Lexington Kentucky (May 2012).

Spring Hail Storm

A very intense hail storm visited Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday evening April 28, 2012. The downpour lasted about 5 minutes of maybe a 30 minute storm. Hail was sized to pea size to half dollar size. I saw quite a few quarter size pieces.  When the downpour died down I retrieved a number of specimens and placed them in the freezer.  Did not find any damage to house or vehicles which was lucky!