Saturday, June 29, 2013

Delicate Wonder


















On our days off this week one of the places we visited was Cascade River State Park, where each year there are several stemless lady's slippers in bloom.  These flowers are so beautiful and are an iconic subject of the north woods.  We noticed that it is interesting how the "slipper" part of the flower hangs differently from the yellow lady's slipper.  On the yellow slipper, the slipper sticks almost straight out and on the stemless slipper, it hangs almost straight down.  Both flowers are incredibly beautiful and are a joy to find when you are out on the trail.  We spent quite a while observing and taking photos of these flowers.  Most photos I've seen show the flowers from the front but my favorite view of them was this angle from the side.  I also love the blurry yellow clintonia in the background :-)

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