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Blurple
Rocky Mountain Penstemon. Are they Blue? Are they Purple? Oh Heck, let’s just call them Blurple. Seeing them growing wild in the fields or in the garden around they house always bring a smile to our...
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Western Moss-heather: Cassiope mertensiana
Western Moss-heather is a beautiful plant that grows high up in the alpine environment in northwestern United States, Alaska and Canada. We happened across a nice patch flowering a few weeks ago....
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Prickly Poppies
Prickly Poppies are a wonderful wildflower to have around. On our daily walks we can rest assured we will find some in bloom. Once found, we can stop for a moment and enjoy the show as beetles, bees...
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Last Standing
High up in the hills the flowers have all flowered and transition fills the air. What a wonderful time.
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Finally
Each fall we leave the coneflowers alone in the garden hoping that finches will come by and get a nice meal. Until last week we had not had a finch visit. Well that all changed as a lone American...
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A Small Bouquet
With summer chugging along at breakneck speed a small bouquet of wildflowers, picked via camera, from a recent mornings walk feels a fitting way to start another week. oh, and don’t forget to stop and...
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On Joe Pye
The Joe Pye Weed is in full bloom and this painted Lady Butterfly is happy about that. Although known for attracting butterflies we have noticed others to find Joe Pye quite to their liking as well....
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On the coneflowers
A fuzzy caterpillar makes their way through the Coneflowers. Nibbling away one flower petal at a time enjoying a meal as they go gathering nutrients and the proteins they will need for their next...
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Digitalis
Along the trail on a silent hike the digitalis were ringing strong. Photographed in a dark yet very green forest.
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Rocky Mountain Bee Plant: Cleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant: Cleome serrulata was a wonderful late blooming wildflower near us this year. It drew numerous species of bees, and butterflies, from near and far and always had visitors when...
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