I don’t know the couple on the rock, but they provide a nice focal point.
Which do you prefer? A purple flower or a yellow butterfly? Maybe both. The colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel.
Like ballerina dresses.
These take center stage.
If a caterpillar could turn into a plant...
Ever see a smiling rock?
The couple has left, and we can see more of the riverbank.
Here is a shot of the bridge I stood on while taking a few pictures posted last time.
They think they were actually planted there.
At first, I thought these were petals from yellow flowers. But a closer look reveals that they are butterflies.
Not headliners, with no color and a fuzzy appearance.
Almost dreamlike.
Minnesota 2015 Part 7
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The front petals are a bit overexposed, but the center doodad is relatively acceptable.
Photographers are supposed to avoid sun artifacts, but I’m not really a photographer, and I like them.
I think I was told that this is quartzite. It looks like a big, rock cliff to me.
This cliff is standoffish. Literally. Oh, this was a portrait-oriented image, in the center. I added enlarged portions of itself to each side and softened the hard edges.
I took several shots of this lavender flower thing because it was pretty.
It would be easy to get washed away.
As I said...
Now that’s enough.
More of those vertical cliffs, supporting nothing.
It looks like the river it actually is.
These cliffs are really in the water.
These flowers are like bright stars. Kind of 3D-ish.
Photographers are supposed to avoid sun artifacts, but I’m not really a photographer, and I like them.
I think I was told that this is quartzite. It looks like a big, rock cliff to me.
This cliff is standoffish. Literally. Oh, this was a portrait-oriented image, in the center. I added enlarged portions of itself to each side and softened the hard edges.
I took several shots of this lavender flower thing because it was pretty.
It would be easy to get washed away.
As I said...
Now that’s enough.
More of those vertical cliffs, supporting nothing.
It looks like the river it actually is.
These cliffs are really in the water.
These flowers are like bright stars. Kind of 3D-ish.
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This is the last day of the trip, 8/13/15. We visited Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park in Nebraska. My son understood what we saw way more than I did.
We’ll start with a sign.
You’d think that said it all. But here’s another.
It was a hot day. I spent a lot of time in this air-conditioned building.
Some kind of fossil. I know. I should have paid attention to the sign.
Maybe this used to be a deer
Not sure what this thing is. I don’t think there are any live ones around.
Looks more like a stick figure than a fossil.
The sign says it is a baby rhino.
Same here, but this one seems to have it all together.
This one could take a big bite.
These things do live a long time. Now it is a fossil.
Chorus line. Where are the petticoats?
We’ll start with a sign.
You’d think that said it all. But here’s another.
It was a hot day. I spent a lot of time in this air-conditioned building.
Some kind of fossil. I know. I should have paid attention to the sign.
Maybe this used to be a deer
Not sure what this thing is. I don’t think there are any live ones around.
Looks more like a stick figure than a fossil.
The sign says it is a baby rhino.
Same here, but this one seems to have it all together.
This one could take a big bite.
These things do live a long time. Now it is a fossil.
Chorus line. Where are the petticoats?
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We’re still in the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park. Bite me.
A little something for everybody.
My son’s room. (Not really.)
What about my nose?
Looks like a big building over there.
It’s a rhino barn. Really?
Must be an explanation. I didn’t read the signs.
I thought the grass was interesting.
If you say so.
The black-dot things stand out among the gentle, beautiful grass.
I’ll grab any flower I can find. With my camera.
Now we’re inside the rhino barn, where excavating was going on. We were allowed to observe.
A little something for everybody.
My son’s room. (Not really.)
What about my nose?
Looks like a big building over there.
It’s a rhino barn. Really?
Must be an explanation. I didn’t read the signs.
I thought the grass was interesting.
If you say so.
The black-dot things stand out among the gentle, beautiful grass.
I’ll grab any flower I can find. With my camera.
Now we’re inside the rhino barn, where excavating was going on. We were allowed to observe.
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The area is marked off for workers to look for fossils.
Discovery spot.
Explanation of the terrain.
Found a flower!
Not sure what they are looking at. I didn’t read the sign.
Oh. Maybe I did.
Explanation of recent discoveries.
The ash bed looks better with a red barn thrown in.
The building sits on top of the ash bed.
If you say so.
Grass can be pretty.
Another sign trying to explain what is going on.
Discovery spot.
Explanation of the terrain.
Found a flower!
Not sure what they are looking at. I didn’t read the sign.
Oh. Maybe I did.
Explanation of recent discoveries.
The ash bed looks better with a red barn thrown in.
The building sits on top of the ash bed.
If you say so.
Grass can be pretty.
Another sign trying to explain what is going on.
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Not exactly a flower garden. It is an ash bed.
Perhaps an explanation is in order.
This simple “barn” covers an area where digs are conducted.
For those who wish to sit on the outside of the building.
Surrounding area. Rather nondescript, but I like grass.
Path of sorts. Spilling out of the frame.
Protected dig area.
Marked findings. I guess.
More information for those who want to know.
This one didn’t get a chance to live very long.
I cut away the unnecessary surroundings. Added a blend in the background and a shadow.
Same specimen with a similar treatment.
Perhaps an explanation is in order.
This simple “barn” covers an area where digs are conducted.
For those who wish to sit on the outside of the building.
Surrounding area. Rather nondescript, but I like grass.
Path of sorts. Spilling out of the frame.
Protected dig area.
Marked findings. I guess.
More information for those who want to know.
This one didn’t get a chance to live very long.
I cut away the unnecessary surroundings. Added a blend in the background and a shadow.
Same specimen with a similar treatment.
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Several people viewing the protected dig site. I know two of them.
Notice the two people who are actually excavating.
The finds are impressive. They get marked and identified.
These didn’t like the way their party ended.
No names. Just numbers.
I suppose a person could learn a lot if he just read the signs. I didn’t.
Like a garden you might see in a dream, after a full meal.
I get the hint that this fossil used to be a horse.
This one never made it out of the womb.
Never to awaken again.
Occasionally, the photographer gives her camera to her son. You’d think he could find a better subject.
There were many identifying posters like these.
Notice the two people who are actually excavating.
The finds are impressive. They get marked and identified.
These didn’t like the way their party ended.
No names. Just numbers.
I suppose a person could learn a lot if he just read the signs. I didn’t.
Like a garden you might see in a dream, after a full meal.
I get the hint that this fossil used to be a horse.
This one never made it out of the womb.
Never to awaken again.
Occasionally, the photographer gives her camera to her son. You’d think he could find a better subject.
There were many identifying posters like these.
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Another Hubbard Rhino Barn sign. But this one has a nice background picture.
I assume these fossils were marked where they were found.
My son had my camera and caught me looking at the marked finds. I don’t remember anything.
This looks more like a picture Salvador Dali would take. As an aside, I like that little flower. It displays chutzpah.
Accompanying countryside.
Nothing fancy. But they were there, and the color is nice.
The flowers are real. I cut around them and put an enlarged, filtered section of grass behind them.
Thistles hold court.
I brightened the sign and put a subtle, graduated blend behind it. I suppose the sign says something of value.
I’m pretty sure my son took the picture of the sign above and the one below to show the same perspective. I’m not that clever.
My kind of subject. And the colors are almost dream-like.
Lovely grasses with a sprinkling of tiny, white flowers.
I assume these fossils were marked where they were found.
My son had my camera and caught me looking at the marked finds. I don’t remember anything.
This looks more like a picture Salvador Dali would take. As an aside, I like that little flower. It displays chutzpah.
Accompanying countryside.
Nothing fancy. But they were there, and the color is nice.
The flowers are real. I cut around them and put an enlarged, filtered section of grass behind them.
Thistles hold court.
I brightened the sign and put a subtle, graduated blend behind it. I suppose the sign says something of value.
I’m pretty sure my son took the picture of the sign above and the one below to show the same perspective. I’m not that clever.
My kind of subject. And the colors are almost dream-like.
Lovely grasses with a sprinkling of tiny, white flowers.