Amanda Shopa

Weeks 77–80 of 209 Weeks

This black and white photo shows two flowers (possibly daisies or coneflowers). In the larger flower, a floret is seen in the seed pod.
This black and white photo shows two flowers (possibly daisies or coneflowers). In the larger flower, a floret is seen in the seed pod.
Week 77 (front)
"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." —Rachel Carson. Photo notes: This photo was taken in Waubun, MN in July 2025. I think the floret in the seedhead might be evidence of a disease or infection.
Week 77 (back)

Week 77 of 209 Weeks: “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson

Photo Notes: This photo was taken in Waubun, MN in July 2025. I think the floret in the seedhead might be evidence of a disease or infection.

This black-and-white-photo shows a grasshopper clinging to a steam of some sort of ditch flower. The V-shaped pattern along the grasshopper's rear legs can be clearly seen.
Week 78 (front)
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." —Wendell Phillips. Photo notes: This photo was taken at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in summer of 2023. This grasshopper hung around for a very long time, long enough that I could go get more film!
Week 78 (back)

Week 78 of 209 Weeks: “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” —Wendell Phillips

Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in summer of 2023. This grasshopper hung around for a very long time, long enough that I could go get more film!

This black-and-white photo shows three black-eyed susan flowers in a ditch. The flowers are lit from behind and the sun is causing flares in the photo.
Week 79 (front)
"I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily." —Ted Chiang, Exhalation. Photo notes: This photo was taken at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in October 2025.
Week 79 (back)

Week 79 of 209 Weeks: “I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily.” —Ted Chiang, Exhalation

Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in October 2025.

This black-and-white near-infrared photo shows a marshy area with scraggly, leafless trees along the front edge of the marsh. In the distance, trees can be seen. Since this is near-infrared film, the sky and water are black while the trees and plants are white.
Week 80 (front)
"So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world." —Mary Oliver, from "Mornings at Blackwater." Photo notes: This photo was taken with Ilford SFX, a near-infrared film, at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in October 2025. This photo was taken in the daytime. The black sky and white trees come from the film.
Week 80 (back)

Week 80 of 209 Weeks: “So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world.” —Mary Oliver, from “Mornings at Blackwater”

Photo Notes: This photo was taken with Ilford SFX, a near-infrared film, at Vermilion-Soudan State Park in October 2025. This photo was taken in the daytime. The black sky and white trees come from the film.

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