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Monday, July 21, 2014

Finding beauty as the backed-up water recedes at Elizabeth Lake

The  green slippery slime on the bridge deck is not pretty.  Neither is the sludge and mess of weeds on what was once a network of trails loved by visitors and residents alike.  The clever opportunists of the plant world however are there, including this beautiful Polygonum amphibian, Water Smartweed in other words.  This pretty pink blooming plant likes to grow where water is drying out.

Thanks Stewart for the great photo

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  1. Stewart WilsonJuly 21, 2014 at 9:46 PM

    Interestingly it can be found on either side of the outflow by the new weir.

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