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Butterflies migrating and
performing their aerial
courtship displays. This one on a thistle bloom.
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Harebell along the edge of
lava shores and bluffs, here with white and orange lichen.
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Three-toothed Cinquefoil
grow in a little soil in the crevices of the lava shore.
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Baneberry with extremely
poisonous berries grows in the forest along the lake.
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A mushroom on the Superior
Shores walk. I won't try to identify it.
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On the North Shore, these
are like ones we see in McCoullogh Park in Shoreview.
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Same here.
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This is an Indian Pipe. A
native containing no chlorophyll, it takes nourishment from fungi in
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Early mornings on the
North Shore have interesting clouds.
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Fishermen are out early to
supply the local restauratnts, like the Vanilla Bean in Two Harbors.
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Each morning is a
different sunrise.
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And no surprise here! |