Kip’s Comments - May 4, 2025

A Great Day in Two Parts - This Is Part Two (and today)

Yesterday was a great day. Part One (yesterday’s post) was focused on birds at Sweet Marsh. Part Two was a day of exploring green spaces in Winneshiek County. Not only did we see many common wildflower species, but we also found several wildflowers neither of us had seen or photographed before. One wildflower species is known to be in only a few counties in the state. On the website we studied, Winneshiek County was not listed as hosting the plant. I have photo proof the wildflower is in Winneshiek County.

I am going to share highlight photos of our adventure. To see many more, click on this link to view a video where identification captions are provided.

Exploring Winneshiek County - Wildflowers and More -

I am also going to share some photos from today’s walk in the woods.

Bloodroot - Image 966334

Bloodroot - Image 966334

Early Meadow Rue - Image 966510

Early Meadow Rue - Image 966510

Miterwort - Image 966681

Miterwort - Image 966681

Silver Moss - Image 966923

Silver Moss - Image 966923

Squirrel Corn - Image 967010

Squirrel Corn - Image 967010

Wild Ginger - Image 967373

Wild Ginger - Image 967373

Crimson Cup Fungus - Image 966418

Crimson Cup Fungus - Image 966418

Trout  Fishing at Cold Water Creek - Image 967153

Trout Fishing at Cold Water Creek - Image 967153

Forest Bathing - Image 966575

Forest Bathing - Image 966575

These two images were from today.

Nodding Trillium - Image 967563

Nodding Trillium - Image 967563

Mica Cap Fungi - Image 967520

Mica Cap Fungi - Image 967520

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