Sunken Garden - St. Paul, MN

from flickr user Stefan P
Early morning light at Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. It was Photographers and Artists Sunday at the conservatory. Good time, lots of cameras, lots of fun.

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Best of MinnPics - June 2014

from flickr user Ernie Vater
A field of wild Lupine on a warm spring night in Minnesota set aglow by the setting sun. A sure sign that summer is upon us. I took far too much time making the difficult decision of the best of MinnPics for June 2014 but a field full of lavender flowers illuminated by the perfect sunset makes the time spent much more worth it.

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Wildflowers at Sunset

from flickr user Ernie Vater
A field of wild Black Eyed Susan at sunset.

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Tulips - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

from flickr user Ebbs2
Even with our soggy weather lately, the tulips at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Victoria / Chanhassen is finally in bloom. The tulips are at least two weeks late but they look stunning.

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This flower means SPRING is here!

from flickr user PuckPack
It's Spring. I don't care what is going on outside today but when there are beautiful, bright and colorful little flowers like this one poking through our previously barren Earth it is officially SPRING!

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Milkweed - Lake Maria State Park

from flickr user jolene.ann
A sure sign of fall is milkweeds, like the one in this photo taken at Lake Maria State Park near Monticello, MN, going to seed as they expel their silk-surrounded seeds in to the air and hope to live on for another year.

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Progressive Rail Incorporated Train - Bloomington, MN

from flickr user wleif
Progressive Rail Incorporated train on display in front of Bloomington [Minnesota] City Hall and Arts Center complete with an expansive planting of vibrantly colored flowers alongside the train.

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University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Chaska, MN

from flickr user 12story
Wonderful light illuminates this rather romantic photo of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN. The scenery is spectacularly green this year and it's well worth your time to check out all that the Arboretum has to offer.

Remnants of 2011

from flickr user Tricia V
With Spring bearing down on us, there are still remnants of last year's growing season as captured in this beautifully noisy black and white capture of some grass and wildflowers just weeks away from being overtaken by new growth for people to enjoy and photograph all over again.