Come walk through a dreamlike forest of brilliant colors. Feel & absorb the seemingly unreal earthy greens, golden yellows, glowing oranges, & fiery reds. Let’s go into a northern forest wonderland. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen#fallfoliage#fallcolors#fall#elymn#minnesota
Wandering a northern forests I came across a small, beautiful, fiery orange & yellow flower. The color stood out surrounded by the tans & browns of the autumn grasses. Closer inspection reveals the plant should not be here, it is native to Europe. I wonder how it got there. #wildflowers#wandering
Wondering Wednesday! There is something one can feel when one stares into the eyes & soul of a being we have tried to remove from existence. Not sure what it is. Is it hatred? Fear? Or is it sadness? Maybe one day I’ll know. #wondering#wolves#wandering#minnesota
Two’fer Tuesday! Fall is finally on the northern prairies & these were some of the last Bumbler pics for the year. Two Common Eastern Bumblebees feverishly collecting pollen before it is all gone. #bees#pollinators#wildflowers#fall#northdakota#prairie
Mushroom Monday! At first glance it looks as if it is just part of the tree. The top part’s color & pattern look exactly like the tree’s. The Aspen Bracket. It is pretty neat. #mushrooms#wandering#forests#minnesota
There is something about wind turbines that draws me to them. I’m not sure what it is & I’m not sure if it is something good or something bad. I am just drawn to them. Wind turbines above the fog in an Iowa cornfield. Your Sunday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen#windturbines
Saturday Selfie! Standing near a depression that was once a large earthen home to a Native American family that lived here centuries ago. I imagine them going about their daily lives & what the land used to be. #wandering#wondering#history#culture#northdakota#prairie
Every ripple of water starting here will one day make its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The very beginning of the Mississippi River. Come sit & ponder that. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy! #prairiezen#Minnesota#wandering#wondering
Two’fer Tuesday! Two examples of trees growing around & on rocks. Their roots are almost like a hand with fingers wrapping around them. #trees#fall#wandering#forests#minnesota
Come take a walk through the autumn forest in northern Minnesota. See & feel the fallen, colorful leaves beneath your feet. Take a pause to look around & soak in all the colors. Let the beautiful autumn colors soak into you. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen#fall#fallcolors#elymn#mn
Friday Fall Foliage! Like colorful confetti left on a floor after a celebration, a multitude of colorful leaves cover the forest floor after putting on their Fall show. #fallcolors#fallfoliage#fall#minnesota#wandering
Your Afternoon Fall Foliage Foto(s). High up on a hill, overlooking the vast northern forests of Minnesota. The landscape is blanketed in beautiful Fall colors as far as the eye can see. I may just sit here awhile. #fallfoliage#fallcolors#fall#elymn#minnesota#wandering
Wondering Wednesday! What is left of a Native American village of earthen homes with cultivated gardens surrounded by a protective ditch. The circular depressions are all that is left of the homes. I sit & wonder… #history#culture#northdakota#prairie#wondering#wandering
Your Afternoon Fall Foliage Foto! Wandering through the Minnesota forest in the Fall, touching the autumn colored leaves. Their brilliant colors absorb into your skin. You feel them, each color. They want you to feel them. It is their gift. #fallfoliage#fallcolors#fall#elymn#minnesota#wandering
A Two’fer Tuesday Pollinatorpalooza! Fall is upon us & the pollinators are busy visiting the flowers that are still blooming. Like this Painted Lady butterfly & Common Eastern Bumblebee. #pollinators#butterfly#bees#fall#northdakota#prairie
