Moving into a new house in the fall, we were interested in seeing what would come up in the spring. We had several peony plants around the yard, too. But we were surprised when one of them was a yellow one. I’d never seen one before… quite nice.
From flowers to berries… This was one of the first salmon berries that was showing color. I didn’t try this one, but I did have one from a bush nearby and it was still very sour. Still be maybe a couple weeks before they get sweet enough. Growing right along a main path in plain view, I bet it doesn’t last long enough to get sweet.
Really nice to see the fresh greens of the new growth. It makes it seem like spring is really here. (even though as I write this it is cool and raining)
This was at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA.
Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: Nikkor 24-85mm set at 62mm
ISO 400 1/125 sec f/5.6
I was walking along the beach and noticed this patch of horsetail catching the sun. I really liked the way you could follow the contour of the ground beneath. Most of these are the common horsetail, with a few giant horsetail mixed in. Like the dandelion, often regarded as a weed. But one of the older plants still thriving.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 300mm ISO 400  1/200 sec  f/7.1
It was a little surprising to see paintbrush starting to bloom in mid-April. But the site was southwest facing and fairly open to the sun.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: 80-400mm set at 400 ISO 800   1/400 sec   f/7.1