As I look out into my prairie, one plant sticks out like a scarecrow in a cornfield.  One of my compass plants in our prairie is taller than I have ever seen.  I stand 6′1″, and I can’t reach the top of it.  I estimate that is about 9′ tall and it seems to grow taller everyday.  Every morning, I check on it to see if a gust of wind made it snap, but so far, it is still standing tall.  The flowers are about to bloom, so I hope it stays intact.

I took a hike to Kaskaskia canyon again today, and found several Green Frogs resting on several logs in the water.  This one in particular, stood out as it was perched on a knot of a log just off the edge of land.  I was able to kneel down on an adjacent log and get within inches of it to capture this nice picture.  Once I got in several shots, my kids were begging me to grab it for a closer look.  And although I was able to get within inches with my camera, as soon as my hand got that close, it jumped into the safety of the water.

As I was taking a drive through Ottawa today, I stopped by a spot along the Fox River to check out what was flowering.  The Purple Prairie Clover had just started to bloom as well as a couple differnet milkweeds.  It’s good to see some purple flowers starting to bloom to compliment all the yellow flowers.

The family and I took another hike at Starved Rock state park today.  This time, we decided to check out the trail to Kaskaskia canyon.  The trail is quite easy,  with not many obstacles to pass.  You cross the creek a few times, but this time of year, its not very wide which makes it easy to cross.  On the way to the canyon, you also  pass by an enormous cavern, great for testing out those echoes!  The waterfall at the end of the trail is smaller than most of the waterfalls at Starved Rock, but it is one of the prettier ones.  It is very mythical looking with its bright green moss and algae.

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As I was driving into Marseilles today, I spotted a small patch of Hoary Puccoon in the ditch.  I knew right away it was a Puccoon, but wasn’t sure which one until I consulted my plant book.  I went back later to try to transplant one into my prairie, but unfortunately,  the roots were deeper than I expected and my shovel was not big enough.  I plan on going back another day with a bigger shovel.