BLOOM, Glory Camp, & Pretty Mysteries

Dog Walk Discoveries (July and August, 2017)

I happened to walk by just when a ray of morning sun hit this sign.
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 And another optimistic message from beyond: Welcome to Glory Camp! Made me think of a song we sang at church camp when I was a kid. I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun...Do Lord, O, Do Lord, O do remember me.  (And if you get that song stuck in your head all day like I did, remember I'm just spreadin' the joy.)

I walked by this tent nearly every day for two weeks. A bigger, ordinary tent was across the yard. I couldn't get both into the picture, but this crooked little circus tent, way off to the side, always amused me.

​I've been puzzling over this one. Is it supposed to look like a pig staring out the window? Or is it merely the back side of something else?

And a concrete lawn ornament that doubles as a sturdy political sign/dangerous thing for small children to climb on. 

Ripped art on a utility box. 

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A fairy metropolis! (Mountain Lake)

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I never did figure out where this
​reflection was coming from. 

Don't know what happened as I took this picture,
​but in all likelihood this image is more interesting than the one I intended.
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Dead vines, bright light.
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Interesting texture...a little ominous, though, not? 

Now that is an attention-seeking shadow.
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And on a much smaller scale, so is this: a tiny leaf with a swan shadow.
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A living tree that's mostly hollow at the base. (Crosby Farm Regional Park in St. Paul)
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Another survivor here. (Fort Snelling State Park trail along the Minnesota River)
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Such a pretty mystery...
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​I can't explain why I took this picture. Just something companionable about those tree trunks, I guess.

I feel like there should be a miniature horse beneath this dwarf maple tree.

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What fairy tale is this?
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Yes, I am strange enough to find beauty in a cracker covered in ants.
​Just be glad I didn't share the video. 
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Maybe that Cheese Nip was a pattern, teaching ants about straight lines. 

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​Always a good idea to end with flowers.