It was SO hot today! 88 degrees, and humid.....a beautiful balmy day by Wisconsin standards. A natural furnace to a woman who has been in Alaska for the last seven summers. Seriously, what is everyones problem with women going topless? I would have loved to walk around baring my halibut white chest just like the local guys. Only, I wouldn't have had that cool wife beater tan or nearly enought chest hair to compliment it.
So, to entertain myself, I have been exploring the area a bit. If you didn't know, I didn't grow up in this part of WI, so this is all new to me. One area that is really nice is the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. A fair amount of hiking, biking and believe it or not,
hike in, back country camping. I didn't even know such a thing existed here in WI. While in the Reserve I took a short, beautiful hike with Miles. It is the time of year when everything is reproducing. The plants are flowering......

This is a Large Flower Trillium. There were many of these growing wild along the trail.



Skunk Cabbage....should've added something for perspective. This plant was HUGE!

Forget-Me-Nots, Really I had no idea we even had these in the midwest. I also went into Wildcat Mountain State Park. A fantastic park, and home to 'Acid Cat.' If anyone is game for
it, my brother is plotting to steal Acid Cat.



Acid Cat has the ability to hypnotize!



This area was primarily sculpted by the Kickapoo River. The Kickapoo is a shallow, lazy river that covers 125 miles of distance in a 65 mile area. It is super curvy and passes by beautiful sandstone bluffs.



The Kickapoo Bridges also provide great shelter for Bank Swallows.

There were hundreds of them. The entire time I was near this bridge, they were trying to kill me.

Really.



Ok, so now I need help from everyone. I have been unable to identify this moth. I just can't spend any more time researching this on the web. I'm hoping someone either knows what it is, or knows where to look. It is 4-5 inches wide, and according to my dad, he has seen them much larger.

So, if anyone has any idea, let me know!