Minnesota's state flower (since 1902):
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| emerging from it's flower "bud" |
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| Hip high on a (short) trail runner |
I could have spent all day in that grove of trees exploring this patch of flowers. This is the first time I have seen them emerging from their buds (what a well timed decision to run this stretch of trail!).
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| Found this hitchhiker when I stopped at my car after carrying some boards to a bridge building site. |
