Showing posts with label minnesota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minnesota. Show all posts

Sunday, July 10, 2011

My Mother's Pond

It's hers because she wanted it--my dad, not so much. Last weekend we visited my folks in Minnesota and got to see their most recent landscaping project. So peaceful. So neat. My wife loved it.


Even has a fire pit














Nicely angled steps


Love how this dock angles / juts out into the water

Lots of yarrow and red clover





















Purple Prairie Clover





















Almost got a good bee shot on this swamp milkweed














A good thistle?




















Another good thistle?




















My parents have, I'm guessing, about 2 acres of seeded prairie. When I left, the rudbeckia were getting ready to bloom. Lots of milkweed, yarrow, clover, coneflowers, grasses....

So, I had to post something since it's been a while. Been swamped trying to self publish a book, having a 4 year wedding anniversary, dreaming about getting an Audi for my birthday on Friday, dreaming about having a teaching job and not being laid off from UNL. Pipe dreams do the soul good.