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Consider the lily….
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My wildflowers.
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Bromeliad, wild.
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Saguaro, Friend.
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Ignoble Fir Monoculture Mt St Helens
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Hymengastrocae. Yep. That’s the name
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2nd growth Redwoods is better than nothing but we need more trees in more places to replace what has been lost.
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Star Tulip Pt Reyes
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So quiet you could hear a redwood’s bark
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It’s another poppy sunrise…
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Echium are native to a single island, Madeira, in the Azores. Despite the arm-sized flower stalks that last a month or more they ought be considered invasive outside one’s garden besides the Azores
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+\- 3000 yr old thriving Bristlecone Pine. Great Basin NP.
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Bristlecones grow here @ 12,000 ft with nothing but ground hugging tundra plants in the rain shadow of the Sierras. Mostly, these 4500 yr old trees were burned for firewood but also were used in mining.
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Remember HR Puffinstuff? Well he has family living on log in the woods and they sure could use some help Mr Hollywood Bigshot. Geez
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If you hate mushrooms, at least this one has a crazy slug clinging underneath it…or is it a toe? Baby snake face? Idk
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Myosotis or Mouse’s Ear or Forget-me-not. Plasma-bright blue even on a rainy day
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Reflections in raindrops reveal the view of forest canopy from the perspective of a wild iris
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The Layia says something like “Wake Up!” to the Nemophilia and it does! And the hi-jinx and hilarity ensue among the Clarkia and Colinsia. What a bunch of wild flowers
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Absolutely nowhere like old growth redwood forests.
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Redwood sorrel in bloom
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No one knows for sure how tall or wide the largest redwoods were. They just cut 95% down and built mansions of marble and gold with the money.
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Successful succulent show
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The Fanged Pitcher Plant feeds on anything that falls in like flies, beetles, guitar picks, car keys and AirPods.
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African water lilies have evolved entrancing beauty allowing the surrounding jungle time to grow over gazing photographers.
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Ludicrous color in the park on a cloudy day
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Free Range Saguaro
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Hooray!!!!!
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A nice comfy seat…..
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A rash of raspberry and a very old ferryboat
