Blue farm skies

from flickr user Carol Schultz
I love the contrast between the cobalt blue sky and the partially swathed, rolling field of alfalfa in this farm photo which reminds us that warmer days aren't too far off.

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Norenberg Gardens - Crystal Bay, MN

from flickr user m01229
Looking up at the crisp, blue Autumn sky through a patch of Pampas Grass, this scene is one of many which definitively nail the mood of Autumn in Minnesota.

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Winding Path

from flickr user blue corgi

A shot from the Rice Creek Open Space. They recently burned off the prairie grasses to rejuvenate them and to eliminate unwanted weed species. The hummocky nature of the ground beneath the grasses is clearly visible her, along with a new growth of grass blades poking upwards.

Taken a little before sunset; the sun is low in the sky and just out of the image to the right.

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.