i have all my collections and specimens laid out right now as i prepare for an art show.  all the harvest-gold and coppery-bronze popped out at me today. so i put together this  late winter color study. it also happens that each item had either fallen to the ground or fallen over when i found it, which makes it a different kind of study as well.

assorted specimens from minnesota, california, and france

little blond zippers.

sideoats grama

rice creek regional trail, saint paul, minnesota

for almost every STILL blog photo i have published, there exists a companion photo in my archives of my dog ‘s crumpled nose sniffing out my specimen. that’s more than 400 photos of jack’s nose. i promise i won’t publish them all.

puggle nose, ear and paw

saint paul, minnesota

i thought the chicks needed a little something green in their brooder. so i bought these sprouts at the grocery store today.  it turns out, i needed a little something green too.

daikon (japanese radish) sprouts

saint paul, minnesota

seed pods are becoming a new fascination.

blue wild indigo from my backyard

saint paul, minnesota