Fall in Minnesota & Lincoln's Wilderness Park

While fall break was happening at UNL we were able to quickly get away to visit my folks in Minnesota. I was up there last fall for the first time in a long while (during autumn), but it was cold and rainy. This year it was warm, sunny, and vibrant.

Perfectly still pond the very first evening.

A view south.

Then back north.

Like this image for the rocks and lone leaf.

Purple prairie clover looks even better now in the 2-3 acre prairie.

Even common milkweed is stunning.

When we got back to Nebraska we headed out to see the tail end of the leaf drop in Wilderness Park. Pretty cool to have this place on the edge of west Lincoln.

A marbled orb weaver making her way across the foot path.

Boy, do I love round-headed bush clover!

Yes, there are trees in Nebraska. But we still need more prairie.