BekiyrahBekiyrah » http://juliesandburg.com/blog Sun, 19 May 2013 04:43:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ParticipantObservationhttp://feedburner.google.com Blooming Purple Prickly Pear Cactus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ParticipantObservation/~3/Og5NugyizpY/ http://juliesandburg.com/blog/2013/05/blooming-purple-prickly-pear-cactus/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:04:34 +0000 Julie http://juliesandburg.com/blog/?p=2780 Flower of Purple Prickly Pear CactusThis past week, many of the cactus plants near my house began blooming.

Purple Prickly Pear Catcus

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“THERE BE [CONFIRMED] DRAGONS, YOU’RE IN FOR IT NOW.”

Scrolling through MNDOT
Originally posted to Cinemagr.am
 Plowing Nicollet Mall
Originally posted to Cinemagr.am
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Fancy pigeon at the MN State Fair has their furs on, clearly.

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Chicken care and preparation at the MN State Fair involves Vaseline.

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Bunnies chill at the MN State Fair, with or without frozen water bottles.

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A little lamb, recently born in the “Miracle of Birth” center at the MN State Fair.

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An interesting Lake Street feature: payphones no longer exist.

 

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In a side alleyway next to a panaderia (bakery) on East Lake Street

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