Walking Blue Mounds State Park

by Gwyn Padden

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The image of the trail leading into the darken woods is a view into the Otherworld, crossing into the Faery Realm. A place to play and learn. Proceed into the dark mystery on the trail that befits your journey.

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Coneflower bloom in the hot exposed prairie clumped together in a colony to ensure their survival. Tuffing it out in the elements for insects to collect their pollen. It won't be long for seed to mature to be windswept to a new location, nestling in Earth's bosom.

Photos © 2007 Gwyn Padden. All rights reserved. Do not cut and take.