Wednesday, July 15, 2009

a bandit and wild orchids

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I’m always delighted to find a patch of this Wisconsin wildflower. The pink ladyslipper (Cypripedium acaule) is one of Wisconsin’s wild orchids.


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There’s a wayside near Necedah where they grow, I’ve yet to find them in other areas - but maybe someday.


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They're a rather large orchid, maybe the size of an Iris. . .


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A little further down the road this raccoon crossed our path.


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He crossed the ditch and came out wet on the other side. “Bye Bandit!”


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and still further down the road I found a field of blue. Lupine is very important to the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly - I tried to find the butterfly, but all I found was lupine. Someday though I will see one!

21 comments:

  1. Oh Lisa....a beautiful post! I LOVE the flowers and "Bandit"!

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  2. Beautfiul flowers and Bandit is so cute! Great photos as usual! makes me want to come on up to Wisconsin!

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  3. Awesome. Those orchids are delicious. And bandit is quite an engaging baby!

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  4. we have bandits sitting in our backyard every night. partying at our expense. disturbing the neighbours.

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  5. You are so lucky to have captured a picture of that raccoon. He's so my favorite of these pictures. Just glad you didn't get hurt. I've heard they can be really mean. The orchids are beautiful. I do wish you could have spotted a butterfly or two. Maybe next time.

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  6. Beautiful shots. I love the raccoon.

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  7. Nice orchids! Now the bandit. Who does it remind you of? Angelina? Sometimes, I swear she's a raccoon with that mask around the eyes.

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  8. I love the beauty you capture with your camera! Bandit looks like he just took a bath!

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  9. Absolutely beautiful flowers - and that wet coon is too cute.

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  10. Purty.
    I can honestly say I've never had such great candy photos on the blog. It's up, it's wonderful, thank you so much. And you were right about pasting the HTML.

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  11. Wish my Lupine looked like that. :) The pink Lady's Slippers are GORGEOUS!!!!

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  12. I have never seen pink lady slippers, gorgeous! So happy to meet them through you!

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  13. the orchids are so gorgeous and love the little bandit :)

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  14. Gorgeous little flower and as always, your photos are superb!

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  15. Aww, I love the little raccoon peeking out! Wonderful series as always!

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  16. All so lovely, but that raccoon is cuter than cute!

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  17. How lucky you were to run into the little bandito. His fur is wet.... must have been tip toeing through the flowers and weeds. I love your photography and hope for the day that my shots are as GREAT and AWE INSPIRING as yours! Wonderful.

    Di
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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