Troutbirder II

Troutbirder II
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Friday, September 14, 2012

Shooting Star Trail



It was a nice but not too hot sunny day when we decided to bike the Shooting Star Trail which goes from Leroy to Tiopi. Mrs T likes it because it is relatively flat and I love all the prairie flowers.
Here I'm checking out a prairie Compass Plant (a type of sunflower) whose leaves always orient north and south. That way we're sure not to get lost on the trail... just kidding.
I always stop to check out and new flowers and this one is .... ooops I'll have to get my book.
Mrs T is also a digital photographer. She likes to take flower pictures as we. She converts them to note cards for here friends as well. Here she comes after taking some pictures.
What a great way to excercise!

15 comments:

  1. Hi Troutbirder, that blue flower looks like chickory-

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  2. Lovely area to explore.I have shot a variety of views of the compass plant, they are a stately bloom.

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  3. You had me going with the sunflower compass. LOL. Our neighbors are avid bike riders and are currently in Italy on a bike journey while we care for their animals. What a nice thing to make note cards from pictures! Cleaver…

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  4. did the blue ones turn out to be chicory?

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  5. That's a great looking trail!

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  6. Thanks for taking us along for the ride! I was out biking today too.

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  7. Nice place to take a bike ride!

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  8. Indeed! What a glorious way to not only get exercise, but be surrounded by all the wild flowers! Ride on! :c)

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  9. You make me want to get my own bike out and motor myself around! Nice way to get exercise, indeed. :-)

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  10. You have so much green there still ~ lovely! And how wonderful that you two ride around on your bikes. Good exercise indeed. And that you are wearing helmets - safety first! I found it so strange to see people on motorcycles without helmets when we were in Montana. They are mandatory in Canada. I haven't been on a bicycle for many many years.
    xo Catherine

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  11. Yes Chicory..you are far enough south to have that one..lucky you..it is such a delicate little flower! The trail looks good..nice and flat..and a beautiful prairie:)

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  12. Chicory is a beautiful wildflower, too bad it can get so invasive. I am never able to take photos and go bike riding, because by stopping I never get to do a lot of riding.

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  13. Looks like such a great time biking. And, great scenery.

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  14. It is so great that you have a nice bike path along a nature area.

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  15. Ugh, that looks like exercise to me! (LOL?)

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