a walk in the woods

A lovely winding trail that led quite unexpectedly to a pet cemetery.

stormy weather

We've been having non-stop rain, dark skies & chilly evenings as of late. Looking at some of the other DP sites in the midwest I can see we're not alone. Madison received more rain in the first 3 days of June than we did in the entire month of May! It's all good for the garden, but not so good for the cabin fever...

Many thanks to everyone who posted comments yesterday about my dog - I appreciate your kind words & thoughts so much.

charlie

Yesterday we had to say a tearful goodbye to our dog Charlie. A red heeler/Australian cattle dog, she has been part of our family for many years, but the light in her eyes had gone out in the last few days and we knew it was time for her to go. She was truly unique, a feisty redhead full of personality & a worthy nemesis to Bruce the cat. A cattle dog with no cattle to herd, she made do with making sure the cat stayed in line & chased the occasional coyote in her youth. We will miss her so much.

guess the object

I'll send a postcard to anyone who can identify this piece of equipment.

oh i wish i were an oscar mayer wiener...

American viewers might recognize the song title, might even recognize this vehicle - - this is an actual moving working vehicle called the Wienermobile. Shaped like a hotdog (Oscar Mayer is the company that makes hot dogs, bologna & various other 'meat' products), you often see this driving around Madison. Local superstition says bad luck falls upon anyone driving next to it...

stuck on you

I'm pretty sure this is a dragonfly - someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I read that a massive outbreak of cicadas was about to happen in the midwest, but I don't think I could tell a cicada from a dragonfly. Either way, this winged creature was on my screen window early one morning & didn't even twitch as I snapped a few photos.

june 1st - theme day

The first day of every month is a theme day - this month's theme is "The view from your room."

This was taken a couple of nights ago when I was woken up by my dog scratching to be let out. I'm not normally awake at 1:00AM but in this case I'm kind of glad I was. When I saw the moon nestled between the trees I knew this was my theme day photo! It's kind of fuzzy, but I still like it.

Now go & look out some other windows around the world - here are the other Daily Photo blogs participating in this month's theme day:

Seattle (WA), USA - Manila, Philippines - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Toruń, Poland - Baton Rouge (LA), USA - Seoul, Korea - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Vantaa, Finland - Madison (WI), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Cleveland (OH), USA - Chicago (IL), USA - http://www.twincitiesdailyphoto.com" target="_new">Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Omaha (NE), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Stockholm, Sweden - Grenoble, France - Lubbock (TX), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Arradon, France - Hyde, UK - Joplin (MO), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Kansas City (MO), USA - Naples (FL), USA - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Manila, Philippines - Sydney, Australia - Stavanger, Norway - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - London, UK - Chandler (AZ), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Singapore, Singapore - Hamburg, Germany - Sydney, Australia - Tenerife, Spain - Moscow, Russia - Lyon, France - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Villigen, Switzerland - Anderson (SC), USA - Oslo, Norway - Evry, France - Hayle, UK - Mumbai, India - Kitakami, Japan - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Los Angeles (CA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - La Antigua, Guatemala - Paderborn, Germany - San Diego (CA), USA - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Madrid, Spain - Lyon, France - Selma (AL), USA - Shanghai, China - Baziège, France - Cologne (NRW), Germany - North Bay (ON), Canada - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Stayton (OR), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Austin (TX), USA - Hong Kong, China - Trier, Germany - Joensuu, Finland - Paris, France - Greenville (SC), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Cork, Ireland - Bastia, France - Vancouver, Canada - Brookville (OH), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Mainz, Germany - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Zurich, Switzerland - Torino, Italy - Montréal (QC), Canada