When we're in the area we like to stay at the historic Sacajawea Hotel in Three Forks. And if we have time we'll go for a walk in the nearby Missouri Headwaters State Park. And take photos, of course.
I noticed this single bright purple thistle by the path and when I got closer I found it had a resident goldenrod crab spider. They can change color but only between white and yellow, so it stood out against the purple.
Shelley waited patiently while I took a bunch of photographs. She even wore a matching colored t-shirt :-)
When we came back at the end of the hike, at first we couldn't find the spider, but it was just hiding behind.
There were a few birds around, but I didn't get close to any of them.
The prickly pear cactus was flowering. I'm always impressed by the showy flowers from a plant that often hides in the grass.
I'm not sure why some are pure yellow, and some have red. Different species? Different stages?
Another pretty flower (that I don't know the name of :-)
And some backlit seeds that caught my eye.
I noticed this single bright purple thistle by the path and when I got closer I found it had a resident goldenrod crab spider. They can change color but only between white and yellow, so it stood out against the purple.
Shelley waited patiently while I took a bunch of photographs. She even wore a matching colored t-shirt :-)
When we came back at the end of the hike, at first we couldn't find the spider, but it was just hiding behind.
There were a few birds around, but I didn't get close to any of them.
The prickly pear cactus was flowering. I'm always impressed by the showy flowers from a plant that often hides in the grass.
I'm not sure why some are pure yellow, and some have red. Different species? Different stages?
Another pretty flower (that I don't know the name of :-)
And some backlit seeds that caught my eye.
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