While at Effigy Mounds National Monument, I hiked the four-mile trail to Third Scenic View which provides the opportunity to gawk at Hanging Rock and sights upriver to the north.
Along the way, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the trail skirted a prairie area which bordered the west side of the woods.
The sunlit field was aglow with green, touched with a sprinkling of beautiful blue. (What a coincidence---blue and green is my favorite color combination!)
Closer inspection revealed the blue hues to be a multitude of spiderwort…..
…..and, wild lupine…..
You probably noticed the oriole in the second photo. On the trail through the woods, I also caught a glimpse of a flicker and a rose-breasted grosbeak, but could not catch them on camera.
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Of course I did NOT notice the bird. That is pretty much how I go through life :/ Your hike sounds wonderful.
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