I live in Bluff Country. An unglaciated disected portion of southeastern Minnesota filled with valleys, hills, farms, small towns and most importantly beautiful spring fed trout streams. Only a short distance to our west, the prairie begins sweeping across southcentral and southwestern Minnesota, all the way to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mostly cornfields and soybeans now, here and there lie a few vestiges of the original prairie.....
We crossed through your neck of the woods on a little "mini-trip" just last week--spectacular. I had NO idea it was so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the flowers!
such beautiful natural blooms!
ReplyDeletePositively beautiful! The pink one looks like a Vinca I plant in the garden. I love it because the deer don't touch it.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Thanks for the pick-me-up.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Where I live, there isn't nearly enough of this!
ReplyDeleteI love the prairies and all the wildflowers that they hold. That must be a Bottle Gentian..I am very jealous..I have never seen one..but I keep my eye out in the summer:)
ReplyDeleteThere is some special kind of beauty to a prairie. You've captured it here.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad there are still vestiges of the prairie around and that you got these wonderful pictures to share with us.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely -- natural "gardens" beat the fabricated ones, hands down. :)
ReplyDeleteFields of flowers are dreams come true for me. Happy Holidays to you~!
ReplyDeleteOh My Heart----how gorgeous. We've never been to your beautiful state---but would love to get there sometime. we were in the Black Hills in September --and have seen some of the prairie areas you mention...
ReplyDeleteLove all of the little flowers...
Happy Thanksgiving.
Betsy
Living within the ravages of the glaciers neons ago, we have a lot of small rock to immovable boulders. Your flower display in sth.MN is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGlad to know you and Baron are staying on protected trails during the deer hunt.
Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving
The prairie was beautiful with all the flowers.
ReplyDeleteHi Ray - those wild-flower meadows are always gorgeous to see - you've given us a great range of flowers to look at. Stay safe - Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt is satisfying to know that remnants exist.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I hope you and Lily are well:)
ReplyDeleteAnd soon it will all rest for winter. There is beauty in all the seasons! Hope you are well.
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