Oct. 8 – Joyce Gulch
A hike through the open forests and grasslands slopes near Joyce Gulch. Not much in bloom, except some rabbitbrush.
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Oct. 7 – Wild Asparagus Hunt
A hike through the sagebrush grasslands to find wild asparagus (successfully). A post to follow.
Continue reading →Oct. 6 – Stake Nature Hike
Oct. 5 – Rivers Trail Milkweed
We hiked 6.3 km on the Rivers Trail. Milkweed pods were opening to disperse seeds and we collected some for winter stratification.
Continue reading →Oct. 4 – Blue Clematis
Writing a post about blue clematis for an upcoming post, so I went through my Clematis occidentalis photos.
Continue reading →Oct. 3 – Snapdragons
While doing garden maintenance, I stopped to observe many self-seeded snapdragon plants all in flower, needing almost no maintenance. I just gather some seedheads and scatter them in selected spots for the following year. A nominee for best-in-show for home gardens!
Continue reading →Oct. 2 – Rosehips
On hikes and in the home wild roses have finished flowering, but rose hips are abundant. They are browsed by wildlife, eaten by humans in various recipes/uses, and adorn our borders.
Continue reading →End of September Flowers
As fall deepens, annuals and perennials are still blooming in the garden, a few of which are shared here. African daisies, showy sedum, fall asters, snapdragons, echinacea, gazania, gaillardia, and cosmos are displayed in this gallery. Click an image to see the album and captions.
Continue reading →Early September Flower Gardens
After late summer heat, many of the perennials of the garden are going into dormancy, but annuals from warmer climates are thriving. Some of the flowers currently in bloom are either self-seeded (cosmos, snapdragon, marigold, and others) or planted from packs to fill in borders. Shared here are snapdragons, Coleus, Gazania, climbing rose, Hibiscus, Dahlia, Echinacea, and evening primrose (Oenothera … Continue reading →
Zillions of Photos
Over the last decade I have taken many, many photos. Recently, I have been pruning and weeding them, then sorting the keepers into named folders. This work will take some months yet, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. In my previous website, I uploaded many images to the website media library. This … Continue reading →