For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone and welcome back to our weekly look at art in nature! I hope you all are having a great day, it’s cloudy and rainy here today. That rain is helping to soften and melt the snow nicely. There is actually very little snow left here now which is so nice. I am enjoying it anyway, especially after the last 4 years of having a late spring. And, of course with spring comes lots of opportunities to see so much art in nature all around us.
Like these leaves above poking through the melting snow. They are leaves of a wildflower called Pipssissewa, a unique looking flower with evergreen leaves. That means their leaves stay green year round. I didn’t see any flowers around this year or last, most likely because people pick them. Like many wildflowers, when the flowers are picked, they will never produce a flower again. Please don’t pick wildflowers, take pictures instead and leave the flower for others to enjoy as well. There are many wildflowers that can be safely picked and they will continue to bloom each year, but it’s better to be on the safe side and leave them.
Then we have this hole, in the pic above, in the little bit of ice that’s left on the river, making a nice frame for the rocks under the water. The water of this river is nice and clear, plus always cold.
Moving on to a warmer time last summer, we have in the picture above, a rose hip. This is the fruit of the wild rose. Wild roses are quite abundant here though it seems they are producing less flowers each year too. And even less rose hips seem to develop. But they are quite interesting and backed by some nice green leaves can make for a beautiful picture of wilderness art. Then we have the featured image at the top, something many might not even notice though it is a large surface area of granite rock along the river’s edge. It’s the many different colored stripes and striations of the rock, with bands of different minerals swirling their way through the main granite rock. It can be very interesting to look closely at these different bands of color and texture. But then, I like rocks and minerals, I enjoy collecting them, so it might be just me that would find such rocks fascinating. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Steve, I enjoyed this artistic journey with nature. I appreciate your note to avoid picking wildflowers. It is so much better to be able to see their blooming flowers again and again. Hope a bit of spring fever is teasing you and Muffin.
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Yes indeed, getting this spring like weather so early is a tease for sure. But now back to cooler weather for a few days anyway. That is going to freeze that snow so it will be like ice! No good for walking.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks so much Pene! I hope you are doing well.
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All the pics are delightful ! The crystallized snow surrounding the rocks beneath the water is something to behold ! ☕️☕️🙂😺
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Yes, I really like that pic, the rocks show up so well.😃😸🌞📷
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Rocks are very cool to look at.
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I wholeheartedly agree! Thanks for looking Dusty!
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Of course you’re welcome😁 I find it exciting that the ice and snow is disappearing already so you can see the rocks!
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I know, this is very early, I think this is only the 2nd time I remember it being this early. But I’m not complaining!😁
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Yeah! It’s great! What a blessing to get warmer weather this early! It’ll certainly make the season longer!😁😎😎
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Well, we’re heading back to the cold again for awhile, maybe the next 2 weeks, except for a couple days this weekend, and with that snow freezing into ice it will take longer to melt. Oh well. We’ll see what happens.😃🌞🧊
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I hope it holds longer in MN. I need to pack up my household and garage items.
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It probably will be better there. Don’t you just love the packing part of moving?😂😹
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Nope! There will be a lot that goes into the trash bin.
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😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
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I know!!! Time to de-clutter! 😁😊😉
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Oh such a terrible word!😬😬
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That’s the fun part to me!😁😂😂
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But not de-cluttering, call it downsizing, sounds so much better. I don’t know how people can do that though,🤔 it’s terrible,😬 it’s horrible,😲 it’s…wait,😐 that’s what I have been doing the last 2 months.🙄🙄 Forget what I said before. I think my brain has downsized too. Sigh.🤯🤯🙄🙄
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That’s a good thing!! Clear out all that old unused baggage and junk that’s in the way!😁 It’s so liberating!!
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That’s a good thing?? Amazing. I’m thinking just the opposite.😳😳😂🤣
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Why would you want to hold onto old useless junk? I will still keep a few things for reminders of fun times, but if it doesn’t serve a purpose then out with it!
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I think I might faint. If it was useless I wouldn’t have it to begin with. I throw out useless stuff right away, therefore I don’t have useless stuff. Old stuff yes. Useless no. As they say in the old country, “nothing is ever useless, but to be safe, if you’re over 60 don’t stand next to the curb on trash day.”😂😂🤣🤣
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Ohhhhhh….. that hurts!!! 🤨🤨🤨
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Don’t move, that’s the best thing!😳🙄
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😛😛 😛
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😛😛😛😛
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Oh yeah!? Well!!😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛🤔
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I give up!!!😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
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Ahahahah😂😂😂😂… rats!! I knew you’d do something like that! No fair! You can’t just give up😏😉
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Sure I can, just did! As they say in the old country, “if you can’t beat them then go fishing.”
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I’m goin’ fishin then!😂😂😂😂
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And I’m going to bed. Can’t sit anymore, good night Dusty! Talk tomorrow!😛😛😛😛😛😛
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Good Night… Thanks for chat😉😉Made my day😊
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Yep! For sure I’ll be here for sure😊
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The pictures capture the art in nature so beautifully. Each one is breathtaking in its own way. Thanks Steve!
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Glad you enjoyed them Beverly, have a wonderful day!😀😺🌞
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Yes, definitely! Thanks Steve…have a wonderful day as well! 😁☕️🌞
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Thank you! Somehow I missed this comment earlier. Sigh.🙄😃😸
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You’re welcome Steve! It is okay. 😁. You were busy writing two other great posts. 😏😁
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You’re welcome Steve! 😁 It is okay…you were busy writing two other great posts! 😏😁
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I think I’m starting to see double. Thank you!😁😂
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Ha ha, gotcha! 😂 You’re welcome! 😁
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Wow! I didn’t know that’s what rose hips look like! Very interesting! I also did not know they were a part of wild roses! Loved all the pics. That one with the hole in the river surrounded by ice! Thanks for sharing them all!
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I’m glad you enjoyed them all Renee! I used to go out and pick the wild rose hips and dry them to make my own rose hip tea, it was very good and they have many times more vitamin C than an orange. Have a great day!😃😸🌞
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I love these pictures.
Keep laughing, It don’t cost nothing
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Thank you so much Mr. Ohh!
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Your photography skills are very impressive Steve 😅 Jealous lol
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Thanks so much for saying so Frankie! And thanks for stopping by, have a great day/evening!😁😸🌞
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Same to you 🙂 Keep up the good work!
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Thank you!
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Lovely photography Uncle Steve, Hip wild Rose😻 looks funny and cute😸☺️
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Thanks so much Simon!😀😺
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