Archive for July, 2007

Flowering Spurge

Friday, July 27th, 2007

photo of flower First seeds starting to form. The way they sprout from the middle of the flower looks odd.

Spoon-leaf Sundew

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

photo of flower The flower here may be a blob of white, but the leaves are more interesting anyway. There they are in all their dew-y goodness. The little guy even caught himself a snack. 8-)

American Bellflower

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

photo of flower This was the most common flower I saw in my outing at Fort Snelling State Park today.

Allegheny Monkey Flower

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

photo of flower Some colors are harder to photograph than others. Blue/violet is one of the more difficult ones. This picture came out much better than expected.

Cross-leaved Milkwort

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

photo of flower This plant is on the endangered species list for Minnesota. I’m lucky to have seen it.

Turk’s-cap Lily

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

close up of flower First bloom of the season.

Shepherd’s Purse

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

close up of seed pod This photo isn’t significant because it is a pretty clean shot, but because I now know where the little devil’s been hiding for the past several weeks. :)

Wild Bergamot

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

close up of flower You can see every detail of the flower here.

Bugs on White Prairie Clover

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

mating bugs Gettin’ it on… I love it when I catch nature in action.