While on a walk at Lebanon Hills Regional Park with the Nature Spirituality meetup group, we admired and examined some few plant life.. Here are a few:
Very yellow flowers
Admiring … this
Examining
The colors of flowers and that of (wo)man
A purple Aster flower
Leaves of three , let them be – Poison Ivy
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Living nature at Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Shot Sept 11, 2010 ::Â Lebanon Hills Regional Parl, Eagan, MN
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Another pretty “weed”. A symbol of resilience, adaptation and natural beauty.
Great for a desktop background image
Shot July 02, 2010 ::Â Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
An authentic watercolor painting
by nature.
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A Weeping Willow’s (this tree) Reflection in the spring
On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
The reflection of this weeping willow has been digitally enhanced. Only contrast was increased and brightness reduced. No other alterations (except for resizing the image from the original larger size).
Digitally editing this photo to increase contrast resulted in this stunning almost 3-D photo
enjoy,
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A Weeping Willow Tree in the spring
On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
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A Weeping Willow Tree in the spring
On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
We put a fence,
and life goes on,
“adaptation and growth”
and life goes on,
“death”
(this tree is decomposing into BLOCKS !)
.
Here’s a scenic part of the trail
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Trees of the trail
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Common Milkweed, has white liquid in it’s leaves and flowers. Purported to have been used by Native Americans as gum.
Monarch butterflies also lay their eggs on milkweed, but since there was only a small patch, no Monarch eggs or larvae were found.
Shot June 27, 2010 ::Â On the Winchell Trail @ Mississippi Gorge Regional park (from 36th to 44th Streets), Minneapolis, MN
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
About the trail:
More info on the National Park we will be walking through: http://www.nps.gov/mi…
More info on the restoration work that’s been done in this area: http://www.nps.gov/mi…
Enjoy,
Wild flower, I thought this was a Daisy with fine white petals with a hint of pink and a vivid yellow center, but a friend pointed out this was an Aster flower.
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Shot June 01, 2010 ::Â Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN
Everywhere I look, I see beauty,
Wild flower, Aster flower, white petals with a hint of pink and a vivid yellow center
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Shot June 01, 2010 ::Â Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
Water Lilies at Lone Lake
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Shot June 01, 2010 ::Â Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
A sure sign of spring!
Shot in a residential neighborhood alley in the city of Hopkins, MN
Shot April 2, 2010
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
August 2003 – New Jersey State
Olympus digital camera
October 2003 – on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus
Shot with an Olympus point and shoot digital camera
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June 2003 somewhere southwest of the city of Mankato, MN
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Shot with a basic point and shoot Olympus digital camera.
MSU campus, April 26, 2003
On the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus
Blue, Pink, Purple and Green
Shot with a basic Olympus digital camera
These are some photos I took with a basic point and shoot (Olympus) digital camera back in September of 2002, in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Butterfly – Lake Harriet Perennial Gardens
Pink – Lake Harriet Perennial Gardens
These are some photos I took with a basic point and shoot (Olympus) digital camera back in October of 2002, in the city of Mankato in Minnesota.
Halloween time
Who said you could not see the wind?
Pretty flowers, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Royal Purple
Bright Yellow Snap Dragon Flowers
This is a collection of photos I took back in the year 2000, in a small town called ‘Orange City’ in Iowa. Some are on the campus of NorthWestern College, the last photo was during the Tulip Festival.
Chapel
Dark red & golden colored seed suspended in midair (caught in an almost invisible spider thread)
April 19 2009
