And a few trees and shrubs from our camping trip a couple weeks ago..
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It seems like just days ago, our hillside was still covered with rotten snow and now it’s covered with tiny growing plants, some already in bloom. The tiny flowers are fleeting so I’m outside searching for them everyday while the Western Meadowlarks and Say’s Phoebes sing from every perch. Northern Flickers call raucously and sometimes I hear the soft call or see the vibrant glimpse of blue from Western Bluebirds who are checking out all our nest boxes. The honeybees are finding pollen to take back to the hives. Spring is wonderful.
Everyday there is something to observe. With the melting snow, we can see where the dogs relieved themselves all winter. New wildflowers pop up overnight. Birds return from their winter haunts and declare their territories with loud calls and repeated banging. It rains. The mud returns. The sun shines. We go out and work furiously. And then it snowed.
Sunrise
Red-naped Sapsucker banging its beak on the wire
Northern Flickers discussing housing opportunities
Bluebells not yet opened
Vernal pond
I don’t know her
Fog follows rainy days
In Twisp, the farmers market opened
Garlic poking out of its mulch
Honeybees gather nectar and pollen from the tiny wildflowers
Promises of yellow balsamroot soon to come
Spring beauties
The steershead flowers are fading
Female Dusky Grouse thinks she is hidden
Female Dusky Grouse in flight
Finches at the feeder this snowy morning
Two mule deer
Yellow bells in the snow
Spring happened while we were gone. The hills are green and tiny wildflowers are in full bloom. Some of the bigger flowers have started blooming too. Luna and I try get out at least once everyday for a walk although some days, like today, it’s not as pleasant and certainly with the high winds it’s not a good day for photographs. Here are a few from the last week or so.
Yellow bells
Contemplative Luna
Delicate prairie stars
Bluebells
Jawbone, buried in the dry grass
This is a new flower for me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before.
Dave Sabold says “Arabis holboellii – but NOT the flowers! The flowers come later on a stalk, and they’re white in color, not yellow. A fungus produces the yellow color, and the fungus even puts out a sweet smell. Maybe the fungus attracts insects to distribute the spores?”
Any guesses on what it is?
Shooting stars are always a delight
Still quite a long time til the bitterroot blooms
Early balsamroot
A vernal pond. I wonder how long it will last?
There is a bumper crop of spring beauty this year
More bluebells
A good day for a swim at Aspen Lake
And then, a good shake
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