Kip’s Comments - August 22, 2026

Time Passes Quickly

Please, say it isn’t so… our natural world is clearly communicating we are fast approaching autumn. Where does time go?

Early this morning I walked the edge of our prairie to enjoy scenes blessed with warm sunlight rising over the horizon.

Sneezeweed - Image 1138615

Sneezeweed - Image 1138615

Dew on Black-eyed Susan - Image 1138575

Dew on Black-eyed Susan - Image 1138575

Big Bluestem at Sunrise - Image 1138513

Big Bluestem at Sunrise - Image 1138513

Then, after breakfast, I made a trip or two up and down my favorite section of the Wapsipinicon River. There I saw many cedar waxwings, green herons, my first of autumn osprey (carrying a northern pike), and cutleaf coneflowers.

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138683

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138683

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138693

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138693

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138705

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138705

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138746

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138746

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138781

Cedar Waxwing - Image 1138781

Green Heron - Image 1138829

Green Heron - Image 1138829

Osprey Along Wapsipinicon River - Image 1138840

Osprey Along Wapsipinicon River - Image 1138840

Osprey Along Wapsipinicon River - Image 1138886

Osprey Along Wapsipinicon River - Image 1138886

Cutleaf Coneflower - Image 1138822

Cutleaf Coneflower - Image 1138822

Each day there are more autumn leaves floating down the river too. Time passes quickly… too quickly.

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