Yellow-Lady's Slipper 001

Due to the colder than normal spring, the Lady’s-Slippers are blooming a little later than usual. This week, I spent a morning at Jay Cooke State Park photographing the yellow lady’s-slippers. Most years they are blooming before Memorial weekend.

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Yellow Lady's-Slipper 002

It rained the day before causing the grass and flowers to be covered with drops of water. The water droplets gave a unique look to the lady’s-slippers.

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In this close up photo the reflection of the flowers petals can be seen in the water droplet.

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There are approximately a thousand yellow lady’s-slippers covering one of the hillsides a short hike from the swinging bridge.

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Pink Lady's-Slipper 001

The moccasin-flower also called the pink lady’s-slipper was also blooming on Palisade Head in Tettegouche State Park. The heavily veined pink pouch makes this flower more distinctive. In the photo you can see where an insect had eaten a hole in the front of the pouch.

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