Thursday, June 04, 2009

True Colors Thursday - Purple

This Thursday’s True Colors is Purple.

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The infamous Purple play sand.

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Container says it is ‘fun’, not so fun to clean up.

Purple wild flowers at Isanti State Park, Minnesota.

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The Purple wildflower below is from Buffalo River State Park in Minnesota and is Wild bergamot, also known as Beebalm. Perennial plant 2 to 4 feet tall with tubular pinkish or lavender flowers arranged in dense, globe-shaped heads at tops of stems. Blooms July-August. Leaves opposite, to 5 inches long, toothed, lance-shaped. All plant parts have a minty fragrance. Dry prairie, thickets, old fields; often forms colonies. Leaves and roots used medicinally by American Indians.

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A Purple squid? to ride on a merry-go-round at Sea World in Florida.PICT0005

Wait a minute….it’s more Purple wildflowers!

These are from William O’Brian State Park in Minnesota. DSC00508

And here is our Greyhound Blew checking out the Purple wildflowers.DSC00506

5 comments:

  1. Lots of great purple there!
    Enjoyed seeing the State flowers but my fav has to be the Squid as it made me LOL!

    Blue

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  2. Now what has Blew got his eye on there!!!????
    I like purple too!

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  3. My favourite colour! :D

    I blew a kiss to Blew. X

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  4. Hi Blue,
    Yes...is there any wonder no little child wanted to ride it.
    Thanks for stopping by!

    Hi Kate,
    Okay...so it probably isn't the flowers. ;)
    Thanks for visiting.

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  5. Hi Jay,
    Oooo Blew loves Kisses...he thanks you. Yes I recall you really do like purple...purple walls, purple hair... ;) Thanks for visiting Jay.

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