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Photos from near Brandon MB on 2009may07:
Small white ladyslipper=Cypripedium candidum: emerging Small white ladyslipper=Cypripedium candidum: emerging Common snipe:

Photos from Lauder Sandhills on 2009may07:
Sun-loving sedge=Carex pennsylvanica: Gumbo evening-primrose=Oenothera caspitosa?: in bud Golden bean: plant in bud Golden bean: buds Wormwood=Artemisia sp: Lupine pusillus?: Golden bean: plant in flower Creeping Juniper=Juniperus horizontalis: intriguing pattern Creeping Juniper=Juniperus horizontalis: Pincushion cactus=Escobaria vivipara: bud closup Pincushion cactus=Escobaria vivipara: Pincushion cactus=Escobaria vivipara: mustard spp?: Sun-loving sedge=Carex pennsylvanica: Canada Goose: nest with 7 eggs atop highest sandhill approx 800m from the river White-tailed deer: antler Stemless townsendia=Townsendia exscapa: Stemless townsendia=Townsendia exscapa: Stemless townsendia=Townsendia exscapa: Stemless townsendia=Townsendia exscapa: Stemless townsendia=Townsendia exscapa: Creeping Juniper=Juniperus horizontalis: berries Creeping Juniper=Juniperus horizontalis: berry closeup Creeping Juniper=Juniperus horizontalis: berries White-tailed deer: hair remains from wolf-kill White-tailed deer: hair remains from wolf-kill White-tailed deer: hair remains from wolf-kill

Photos from Lauder Sandhills on 2009may07:
scenery: Lauder Sandhills Hornet: nest old Ed Zalusky: on Lauder Sandhills Juniper: on hill at Lauder Sandhills scenery: Lauder Sandhills scenery: Lauder Sandhills SourisRiver in background Poplar: catkins bad focus

Photos from PR464 N of TCH (approx 20mi E; 2mi N of Brandon) on 2009may07:
Crocus=Anemone patens: Crocus=Anemone patens: Crocus=Anemone patens: glowing Crocus=Anemone patens: glowing darker

Photos from PortageAv at BourkevaleDr in Winnipeg MB on 2009may07:
artificial tree: one of the 24-foot-high European-style galvanized steel trees in St-James-Village Biz-zone