Spring Ephemeral
One of the things I love about working in the field of natural
resources is that my team tries to hold our quarterly meetings
at various parks around the state. This spring we decided to go
down to Big Woods State Park (near Northfield, Minnesota).
Most of us also ended up camping there and exploring the woods
in our off-time.
All over the park, we found the forest floor peppered with bunches
All over the park, we found the forest floor peppered with bunches
of these trout lilies in bloom. I had hoped to spot the very rare
dwarf trout lilly, but it turned out I was a week too late ~ they had
already bloomed and hidden themselves again.
Nonetheless, this tender beauty brightened my eye after an evening
Nonetheless, this tender beauty brightened my eye after an evening
run through the woods with my friends Chris, Mike, and Shelly.
