this winter stem, so apparently frail and ghostly, was actually six feet tall, and appeared to be shedding the biting winter wind with panache. i fell in love with its wispy beauty hiding such inner strength–the katherine hepburn of trailside minnesota weeds.

unidentified weed with just a hint of some shredded seed pods that look like siliques, but i can’t be sure.

snail lake regional park, saint paul, mn