Sunday, June 19, 2005


Yellow sunflower in the wind.
J G Ward


Closeup of little bluestem grass.
J G Ward


Looking up over the top of the trees along the prairie.
J G Ward


A view of the hillside.
J G Ward


The bottom edge of the hillside prairie.
J G Ward


Sunflower being fertilized by a tiny bee.
J G Ward


Bright yellow sunfower in the prairie.
J G Ward


Prairie flower, hiding under the taller grasses.
J G Ward


Prairie flower coming into bloom.
J G Ward


Another prairie flower.
J G Ward


Wild roses, up close.
J G Ward


Wild roses in the woods by the hillside prairie.
J G Ward


Wild flower with filaments and anthers exposed. The Anthers contain pollen sacs. The sacs release pollen on to the outside of the anthers that brush against insects on entering the flowers. The pollen once deposited on the insect is transferred to the stigma of another flower or the same flower. The ovule is then able to be fertilised.
J G Ward


The hillside prairie at Robison Park is part of the Peoria Wilds.
J G Ward