On a mid-May day I did a shorter hike on the trails in Aberdeen Hills Highland Park.    There were many wildflowers in bloom and many on the way.    Death camas was prolific and lupines were emerging;  I also spotted upland larkspur, various types of pussytoes, yarrow, catchfly, mustard, saskatoon, and others.   

Included here are a few images from the hike:

• lance-leaved balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
• reflexed rockcress (Boechera retrofracta)
• handsome pussytoes (Antennaria anaphaloides)
• mountain ash rooted in a stump (Sorbus sp.)
• sticky geranium (Geranium viscosissimum)
• locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)

As I hike or paddle each day I see some of the same wildflowers/flowering shrubs, some that are emerging, some in full bloom, and some that are into early seed production.   Some days are focused on the hike and some are easy rambles in the hills.