i was going to add an exclamation point, but then i realized these daisies were doing that all by themselves.
wild ox-eye daisies
roadside, northeast minneapolis, minnesota
circular leaves, striking veins, a palette of greens…c’mon already. and it’s edible!
garden nasturtium leaves
saint paul, minnesota
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i really love this one
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as i hopped from foot to foot shrieking helpful advice like “ohmygodohmygodohmygod”, my husband steve calmly scooted this 18 inch slab of prehistoric muscle and carapace onto a snow shovel and placed it gently on white paper for me to photograph. then he equally gently carried it, by shovel, down to the water’s edge to release it, while i gave quavering and unhelpful advice. i love my husband. every bit of him. and i had visions of severed parts of him ending up as snapping turtle. i’m not sure i could enjoy being married to a snapping turtle. even partly.
common snapping turtle
turtle lake, saint paul, minnesota
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Awww. I love turtles! We always rescue wandering turtles who think crossing roads is a good idea!! I have a turtle tattoo and my screen name is Purpleturtle without the vowels… And, THANK YOU for this awesome post!! Such a cute face!! 8*)
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it has been a wet summer so far. one of the perks has been an unusual abundance of mushrooms. i lifted these from my yard just as they were and placed them on a white sheet of tag board to photograph. then promptly came into the house and washed my hands.
unidentified wild mushrooms
saint paul, minnesota
several weeks ago i shared a close-up photo of a water lily rhizome. the sort of grotesque beauty and otherwordliness of it surprised me. how such a flower as the one above grows from such bulbous and ungainly roots is beyond me.
water lily flower
lake valentine, saint paul, minnesota
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Beautiful, white on white.
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So cute and picked in my area of the city. Yay!
These were picked at the SE corner of Hwy 88 and 29th Ave NE (Cnty Rd C). There is huge roadside patch there :-)