6/17/22

 It's Friday, we made it TGIF!  Today's flower is actually a wild one that I have been able to see when I am in Minnesota in June.  This is a Pink Lady Slipper that can usually be found at the Tamarac Wildlife Refuge.  I had to share this one today due to the lovely bubbly bokeh behind the flower because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

6/20/18

I was in Minnesota last week and the state flower was in bloom at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge.  There was a large group of these pink Lady Slippers off to the side of the road into the refuge.  This is a 2 image focus stack of a rather lovely trio.

7/1/16

So cooler today and under a Flash Flood Watch for the weekend.  How ironic when we can hardly get a drop.  I want rain but I don't really want a crazy amount.  As they say though, "Beggars can't be choosy".   Guess we shall see what happens.  Anyway, today's photo is of a Showy Lady Slipper that I saw at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.  It is only one of maybe 100s that we saw.  It was a very good year for them and there were huge groups of them growing in the woods.  This flower is in the Orchid family and is a wildflower that is somewhat rare but is Minnesota's state flower.  It is also known as a Pink Lady Slipper and also as The Queen's Lady Slipper.  This is a link to a map of a growing range of the US for it and it's quite interesting:  http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=cyre6