We were out on a bike ride over the weekend enjoying the meadow wildflowers that were in bloom (or prairie wildflowers as we call them here in Illinois).  I tried to take some pictures, but between the camera lens being dirty, the mosquitos being so ferocious we needed to keep moving, and taking moving shots of flowers don’t work so well, no good shots.  Luckily, my mom Peggy was out hiking in a meadow near her house in Michigan and saw many of the same flowers.  Here’s some great shots of what she saw.

If I had been able to show my pictures, I would have added Wild Bergamot, Tall Bellflower, Red Clover and Yellow Coneflowers.   It was also a day for interesting birds in the bike path.  We scared off Robins (of course), a Catbird, a Brown Thrasher and Red-Winged Blackbirds.  Maybe next time I’ll get some prairie pictures! In case you’re wondering what mine turned out like…

Next bike ride, I’ll clean my lens and bring bug spray !