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Ghost Of The Prairie

A really nice foggy day in the prairie.

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a few wet meadow, specifically shallow water wet meadow obligates but not necessarily fen obligates or bog obligates.

While these are all part of the flora associated with the sedge meadows and marl flats of Cedar bog(a fen) they are not limited nor committed to cold water streams or cold ground water. Just areas where water levels and turbulence are never in fluctuation and with moving water with enough motion to not be stagnant but also have low competition for light requirements.

The first pictured is a species of twayblade orchid

Liparis loeselii , yellow lipped twayblade, fen orchid, or bog orchid(though I have never heard of this species in a true bog).

In Hueston woods sp, by the archery range and banding station, there is a road cut that seeps out of ordovicean clay in between bedding layers of Ohio’s famous fossiliferous limestone. It has very alkaline water quality and seems to be hydrologically active through out the year. This is a cut and not a true fen however, yet, here i’ve seen the most fen orchid instead of places like Gallagher fen, Zimmerman State Nature Preserve, or Cedar Bog SNP. Still in open sun though, still requiring no shading out.

This next species is a cryptic species in my opinion, you wouldn’t know it existed unless you saw it in bloom or were identifying everything in a quadrat by keying. It really does look like a strange sedge/monocot at first glance before the buds appear. Even grass like when the inflorescence hasn’t produced buds. When it’s in bloom or in seed, it’s clear as day.

Grass Pink Orchid, pineland orchid, pink sedgemeadow orchid, tuberous rooted grass pink orchid.

Calopogon tuberosus

A catapult orchid with a really cool weight based lobellum lever that easily hinges downward tword’ the column and anther cap.

an interesting pollination symptom but thats only half of that story.

The species is really associated with nutrient poor (ericaceous) soils that are somewhat acidic at surface with well leached mineral based soils associated with the horizon below. I’ve seen these in wet areas of pine lands and seep meadows on hills in Missouri that are both not true fens nor bogs. Bogs and fens are usually where most people claim to see these.

Flat leaved trailing bladder wort,

Utricularia intermedia

there are a few flat headed wide brimmed trailing bladderworts in this fen’s sedgemeadow/marl flat complex. It’s luckily easy to ID them from phenology of blooms because taking them out of water and allowing them to flatten out from desiccation on the boardwalk is prohibited. I don’t blame them for having these policies because they are really cool plants and I want more of them not less, rather not risk any damage to them and they are rare in Ohio. Very delicate, require clear water, low turbulence and no rough substrate. Ample sunlight is also critical for this species to thrive. The frond like foliage has no floaters or pneumatophores, terminal bladders which can be seen, and they appear to lay flush and imbricate in water, yet to truly identify it looking at how flat and squared off these leaf like branches are is critical. The bladders are like venus fly traps for underwater microorganisms like water fleas. If you feel lost on ID, check out the identification book in the naturalist center, cross reference with INAT, and ask the naturalist.

Blood memory.

Memory of nomadism Animal skins “Love story”

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They bouta go to Tarbucks tho

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Returning to my creative self doesn't just pass the time, it makes time worth it. I found the greens when I was moving around the organization of my room and the two colors were randomly placed next to each other. Matcha 🍵 and metallic peacock 🦚

Days passed and the two colors together wouldn't leave my mind, I knew I had to make a look. I imaged light pink isosceles petals falling. Magenta pink was the only color I had, they came out more teardrop shaped 💧 I'm just surprised I was able to do the right hand with my left. I was listening to a youtube video as I did them, must've helped me relax.

They kept reminding me of a tropical color scheme, Hawaiian perhaps. I thought some might think of the Scooby Doo van haha ~ well it's a delight having your nails done doing normal things, makes it that much more special. I guess I can understand why people love keeping their nails done, but after this I'll probably keep mine bare again. I tend to go back and forth 💅🏽