Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 46

Turner House, Bannack State Park (ghost town and first territorial capitol), Montana, July 30, 2010. 

Like most buildings in Bannack², this cabin saw many different uses over the years. This house was last owned by the Turner family before being acquired by the State of Montana.  Arthur Contway purchased the building in the early 1900s and it served as his residence, Post Office, barbershop and had the only telephone in town for some time. For a time, it served as the office for Spokane mining company.

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2. Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. Named after the local Bannock Indians, it was the site of a major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly in 1864, until the capital was moved to Virginia City. (Wikipedia – accessed August 4, 2018)

Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 45

Crinum lily blossoms, west-central Arkansas, July 2, 2018. 

Crinum Lilies Just Won’t Die²

Many types of crinum lilies exist, native to the warmer parts of the Americas and Africa. Some represent a single species, but most that you encounter are hybrids of different species. In general, they combine bold, fragrant flowers with handsome, straplike foliage and a bulldog constitution. Classic passalong plants in the South, they survive untended for decade upon decade in cemeteries, old home sites, and country gardens, blooming year after year.

How do they do this? First, they tolerate many soils, from wet to well-drained to dry (although blooming is often spurred by spring and summer downpours). Second, many crinums grow into large clumps of absolutely enormous bulbs that store food reserves. This means that can they weather long stretches of drought and utter neglect and then bloom when conditions improve. It also means that, unlike most plants, you can dig, transplant, share (and ship) crinums just about any time without killing them.

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2. Southern Living – accessed August 4, 2018

Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 44

Tiger lily blossoms, west-central Arkansas, July 2, 2018. 

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Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 43

Black Beach Park, Silver Bay, Lake Superior, Minnesota, June 12, 2018.

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Post-processing #40 |

Lost hat, Sapphire Pool, Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 6, 2010 (Pentax K10D)

We saw at least three lost hats in Yellowstone that had blown into prohibited access areas.  This one and a ball cap were in thermal areas where the water is hot and the ground is potentially unstable. Another ball cap was on a steep sloped area of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone very close to the rim of the canyon.

The hat owners made the right decision to NOT attempt to retrieve their hats.

Note:

Post-processing – Image editing to enhance the photo closer to what the eye “saw.” Images in this series are usually selected within a day or so of being edited and are either posted at the time or scheduled for posting at a later date.

Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 42

Doughboy Trail, Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin, June 8, 2018.

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Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 41

Black Beach Park , Silver Bay, Minnesota, June 12, 2018.

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Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 40

Dry Lake Trail, near Ely, Minnesota, June 13, 2018.

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Royalty free photos by Mike¹ – No. 39

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, near Silver Bay, Minnesota, June 12, 2018.

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