Midsummer Beauties

It was quite pleasant here in Bluff Country the last few weeks, so Mrs. T.,  Lily and I had been starting our nature hikes earlier and earlier each day.  We had headed out a half hour west onto the flat land of the tall grass (Big Bluestem) prairie at Lake Louise.     The state park was all to ourselves.

 Lily led the way across the trail bridge over the Little Iowa River and then we headed through the woods to the Shooting Star Bike Trail. Here the vista opened up as we crossed a remnant of prairie that once long ago stretched West to the Rocky Mountains.

 

Lily on the trail amongst the early sunflowers...

 

The neat thing about all of this is that from midsummer until November the colorfull palette changes as new flowers and different combinations make their appearance. I'll go back often to watch this amazing showg ago stretched all the way to the Rocky Mountains. Come on along and enjoy.

Brown Eyed Susan

Gray Coneflower and Fleabane

Purple Coneflower

Culver Root

Joe Pye Weed

Butterfly Weed

 

Sunflowers

Unopened Blue Gentian

Wild Phlox

Gayfeather (Liatris)

 

All photographs taken in Mother Natures Garden......