I spotted this red splash of Oregon Grape in the middle of a patch of Salal. Two of the typical natural ground covers in the Pacific Northwest.
Madrona, Salal and Rhody
The Rhododendron is the state flower of Washington. Salal and Madrone are allow common … especially the salal. I have a lot of salal growing in my yard (growing wild) and it is a nice ground cover. This was taken along the Larry Scott Trail (a converted rail right-of-way). There is also a leaf or two from the low-growing native blackberry … which make the best pie, by far.
New Growth (Salal)
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