I really do need to get a macro lens.
Category Archives: wildflowers
The girls and I enjoyed a slow walk this week. It was slow because there were so many wildflowers and so many birdsongs to listen to. I think Sky appreciated the slowness of the walk. Sometimes, she laid down by my side when I stopped to make a photo or listen to the birds.
Some of the birds we heard (most were not seen) included: Lazuli Bunting, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Warbling and Cassin’s Vireos, Townsend’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Song Sparrow, Mountain Chickadee, Pine Siskin, and many others. I should have kept a list.
And rocks. And dogs. And views. And a butterfly. And a bug. And a Cooper’s Hawk.
It was a gloriously sunny day for a hike. Not the best photo conditions with midday sunshine and wind. Still it was beautiful and these flowers are so fleeting. I may not see them again this summer.
The unsettled weather of May and June and even into July has left us with some impressive and long-lasting wildflowers. I drove to 6000′ elevation and saw quite a variety.
A few things I’ve seen in recent days.
The snow melted in a hurry once it got started and now everything says Spring! Including today, the howling winds.
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