Some fun shots taken this week.

Double Columbine

Yellow Columbine

Perennial Geranium

Prairie Smoke

Baby Chickadees

Male Baltimore Oriole

Today is Outdoor Wednesday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Susan at a Southern Daydreamer.

Prairie Smoke

Prairie smoke, geum triflorum, is a common wild flower found in North America. Also known by the names old man's whiskers, purple or red avens or three-flowered avens.  It gets its name from the seed heads that have a smoky or wispy appearance.

I just love its danty flower.  The flower head is less than an inch long.

To learn more about this plant check out this great Minnesota Wildflower Website here.