I like the way that Lupine catches the dew and/or raindrops in the center of its leaves.
Lupine
Autumn Bouquet
The Larry Scott Trail is a rails-to-trails project that runs south of Port Townsend, WA. It is intended to be a section of the Olympic Discovery Trail, running from Port Townsend across the northern Olympic Peninsula to the Pacific. Some of the folks along the trail decorate this fence post with flowers from their yard. It’s a very nice thing to do.
Deer Park Wildflowers
We were hiking out the Slab Camp trail from Deer Park (after enjoying the view from the summit of Green Mountain) and saw these Olympic Harebell (top image). I had never seen (or at least noticed) them before. Very nice little flowers. In the same area, we saw these penstemon (below). While walking to the summit of Green Mountain, we saw the mountain blue bells (bottom).
Garden Flowers
Some of the flowers in my garden in early July. Especially nice to be able to enjoy the hydrangea … these are high enough that maybe they will be ignored by the deer. (fingers crossed)
Hurricane Ridge Flowers (2)
Another set of wildflower photos from my trip to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. I’m very fortunate to live just over an hour and a half from the summit … so it’s easy to access on short notice. The top photo is one of the more common wildflowers in the alpine areas of the ONP … paintbrush (often referred to as “Indian Paintbrush”). The second image is a patch of Vanilla Leaf that was along the trail. It’s common at all elevations, but this was a real nice patch and in full bloom. The third image shows one of the ‘vertical meadows’ along the trail … this one full of blooming American Bistort.
