tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12710563944966929222024-03-05T10:41:02.398-08:00The Beauty of NatureThe excellence of nature remembered.~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-51288696449798419902012-08-02T22:14:00.003-07:002012-08-02T22:31:10.342-07:00Common Yarrow<div style="text-align: center;">
Common yarrow (<i>Achillea millefolium</i>) is in the Aster family (<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae" target="_blank">Asteraceae</a></i>). </div>
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Yarrow is a wondrous weed with so many benefits the list seems endless. It is rhizomatous so it prevents erosion and is wonderful mixed in meadowy lawns. Growing yarrow repels beetles, ants and flies but attracts butterflies and predatory insects so it benefits gardens. It grows well in poor soil and is drought tolerant but can become invasive if not kept under control. The leaves are nutritional additions to the soil and can be used as an activator to speed up composting. Medicinally the leaves can be chewed into a poultice and applied to wounds to stop bleeding. There is limitless medicinal potential with the entire plant but it should been noted that extended use may cause allergic skin rashes and sun sensitivity in some people so use it only when you need it.<br />
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Although many people prefer to identify any given plant by its flowers, I prefer to focus on the leaves. Leaves can often be more revealing than flowers in plant identification and are usually observable much longer than the flowers. In the case of yarrow, focusing primarily on the flowers can lead to misidentifying the plant. There are a variety of species with similar inflorescences as yarrow but the leaves provide the best verification.<br />
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Yarrow has beautiful grey-green, lance-shaped leaves that are divided into segments which are further divided into fringe to create a feathery look. They grow directly from the stem with no petiole (leaf stem). The leaves are mostly basal but are alternate on the leafy flowering stem. The leaves lowest on the stem are the largest (up to about 6" long).<br />
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The flowering stem can grow to a couple of feet tall. Flowers bloom in terminal clusters of flat to rounded umbels. The bracts below the entire inflorescence are less than a half an inch long. The ray flowers (radiate around the margins of each floret) are white to pinkish and are as long or longer than they are wide. The disk flowers (bunched in the center) are cream-colored. All flowers are perfect (both male and female) and fertile. These flowers fruit into achenes that are dispersed by wind.</div>
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Yarrow is native and introduced throughout <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACMI2" target="_blank">North America</a> and grows in dry to moist well-drained soils in meadows, roadside and disturbed areas from low to high elevations.<br />
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REFERENCES:<br />
<a href="http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_acmi2.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Fact Sheet</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Achillea+millefolium" target="_blank">Plants for a Future</a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Schoolbell; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><u>Flora of the Pacific Northwest</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Schoolbell; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> by Hitchcock & Cronquist</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Schoolbell; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Schoolbell; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><u>Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Schoolbell; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> by Pojar & Mackinnon</span><br />
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</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-59499574782507724672012-07-11T12:59:00.000-07:002012-07-11T13:17:43.676-07:00Swamp Lantern aka Skunk Cabbage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Swamp Lantern is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Arum Family (<i>Araceae</i>). The name Skunk Cabbage is often used in reference to this plant due to the strong odor that fills any area where it is in bloom. The leaves are large, mostly erect with a strong main vein down the center and a smooth (entire) margin. The flowers are very small and bloom in a tight, uniformed arrangement on a fleshy spike hooded by a single, large, bright-yellow bract.</div>
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The roots and leaves are edible, though not particularly tasty. It is known as famine food. Grazing animals do browse the leaves in early spring when there is little else to eat but leave them alone once they have a choice. The leaves are so large and tough that they are excellent for lining baskets or using like wax paper or making cups to drink out of or whatever your imagination allows.</div>
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It grows in (and is native to) swampy locations from Alaska to California and east to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming at low to middle elevations. It is an excellent garden plant for boggy areas or water's edge and is easily transplanted or propagated by divisions of the underground stem.<br />
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References:<br />
<a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYAM3&mapType=nativity&photoID=lyam3_001_ahp.jpg" target="_blank">USDA Plants Database</a><br />
<u>Flora of the Pacific Northwest</u> by Hitchcock & Cronquist<br />
<u>Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</u> by Pojar & Mackinnon</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-79365014437554295742012-06-26T17:53:00.000-07:002012-07-11T13:12:12.359-07:00False Solomon’s Seal Differentiation<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Resources</b> used for researching this plant include <u>Flora of the Pacific Northwest</u> by Hitchcock & Conquist as well as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch?keywordquery=smilacina&mode=sciname&submit.x=0&submit.y=0" target="_blank">USDA PLANTS</a> and <a href="http://www.pfaf.org/user/DatabaseSearhResult.aspx" target="_blank">Plants for a Future</a>. Please <a href="mailto:angelaceae@live.com" target="_blank">contact me</a> if you find any mistakes in my information or have any question.</span></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-39486395885570554242012-05-29T20:59:00.005-07:002012-07-11T13:12:24.454-07:00The Process of Pollination<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Huckleberries are a delicious treat every fall. They are in the heather family (<i>Ericaceae</i>). Here in the PNW there are three common huckleberry species that we see whenever we walk a local trail or drive down the road. They do not look exactly alike, even though they are all edible. They differ in flower color and arrangement, fruit color and sweetness, leaves are similar yet very different, even the bark is different. But they are all shrubs growing in our coniferous forests feeding our wildlife. Below are a few differences to notice.</div>
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Black huckleberry flowers are pink with dark bases. They are arguably the prettiest huckleberry flowers in the area. They are born solitaire from the leaf axil just like the red huckleberry. But there is no confusing flowers of the two species. As you will see below, the red huckleberry flowers are far more inconspicuous.</div>
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Evergreen huckleberry flowers are mostly white or pinkish white but you will notice they have green bases. In fact, the evergreen huckleberry is the most unique of the three. The flowers are born in clusters at the leaf axils. People tend to rave about the delicious taste of black huckleberries. They often enjoy red huckleberries (my favorite) but few people go out of their way to collect evergreen huckleberries. The birds and wildlife certainly don't mind. There are plenty to go around.</div>
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Red huckleberries are delightfully bright in color. The inconspicuous flowers insure they do not get eaten before they can develop the most delicious fruit. Birds and many mammals enjoy the fruit. Both black and evergreen huckleberries have dark fruit. So there is no mixing them up with red huckleberry. And if you are not sure whether you are looking at fruit on the branch of a black huckleberry or an evergreen huckleberry, the difference is clear in the leaf. </div>
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Below are clear photographs of the evergreen huckleberry leaves. There are a lot of them on a branch, they have stiffly serrated margins, they are dark green (new growth red turning green) and leathery. Review the photographs above to observe the difference in leaves of the other two huckleberries. They are both much lighter green and more delicate to the touch. The main differences between them is that the black huckleberry leaves are larger than red huckleberry and have softly serrated margins where red huckleberry has smooth (entire) margins.</div>
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Huckleberries are not only delicious when in fruit but a tea can be made of their leaves. Drink the tea daily to stabilize blood sugar levels (check with your doctor). They are also delightful shrubs to have around because birds love to hide in them. Unfortunately, red huckleberry does not transplant well. It often takes up residency on rotting logs and trees. In fact, I always notice them on stumps of western redceders (<i>Thuja plicata</i>) alongside little hemlock (<i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>) seedlings. Black huckleberry usually grows at mid elevations so we won't often run into it on our lowland trails. But evergreen huckleberry makes a good hedge and is available for your garden at many nurseries in the PNW~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-2420189045361861122009-05-29T21:21:00.000-07:002009-05-29T21:39:01.517-07:00Rosy Blooms<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Columbine</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS74qF0_iPUCxVghmrdSsQ8cwKl_TIMyD5aBTCa-29qNmV20fug7Qv7iUYzhkPtb6-73-FRBzSepnahXO0a03XYmDU0W6BP2OHs34ckOjrLqU88D-Uewx-Xb7g2l7NXzjnPuTJlTF0/s1600-h/Columbine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS74qF0_iPUCxVghmrdSsQ8cwKl_TIMyD5aBTCa-29qNmV20fug7Qv7iUYzhkPtb6-73-FRBzSepnahXO0a03XYmDU0W6BP2OHs34ckOjrLqU88D-Uewx-Xb7g2l7NXzjnPuTJlTF0/s400/Columbine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341468007727173714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Flower above</div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaves below</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAw4H9hqIeu4DocjnZ6MvT3w5STPS8ZBan5WTufxZ8H9-mwwFnSnOdV6F8x-2jHJztu9KIyU9X0Xfou_wBu7n_SmAv_x3mVCiszIsFdBMz3ajWDweVADz36ltqLrqyla2yKJplQEW/s1600-h/Columbinelvs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAw4H9hqIeu4DocjnZ6MvT3w5STPS8ZBan5WTufxZ8H9-mwwFnSnOdV6F8x-2jHJztu9KIyU9X0Xfou_wBu7n_SmAv_x3mVCiszIsFdBMz3ajWDweVADz36ltqLrqyla2yKJplQEW/s400/Columbinelvs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341468010491808338" /></a>This columbine was found growing along the side of my house. I don't think it is native to the Pacific Northwest but it is unmistakably a columbine flower. In the buttercup family (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ranunculaceae</span>) and the genus <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Aquilegia</span>, this flower is pollinated by hummingbirds and long tongued butterflies.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Baldhip Rose</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rosa gymnocarpa</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6GR6rK171FMLs_CBoQHBnhfKBJXSRsB4oQdw5JZCBei9nk1DBG5rFsCECm5PQR7F3vqVQzsaZ1ftb36KWh8meFvKeykM9y-RpdJxVMh3tlXW34HuVNRS5ij5t6VAMT9OBA3lL5XY/s1600-h/BaldhipRosefl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6GR6rK171FMLs_CBoQHBnhfKBJXSRsB4oQdw5JZCBei9nk1DBG5rFsCECm5PQR7F3vqVQzsaZ1ftb36KWh8meFvKeykM9y-RpdJxVMh3tlXW34HuVNRS5ij5t6VAMT9OBA3lL5XY/s400/BaldhipRosefl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341468002605651010" /></a>This cute little rose is scattered all over this area. Flowers in the rose family have started blooming this week. The baldhip rose (above) and the thimbleberry (below) are flowering along the edge of the woods and bring a smile to my face as I drive by them.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thimbleberry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rubus parviflorus</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFwGiFeId694KOHLsREZOSJXjLIMNsWC87O4t8yB-4IH9zYeJ_MmJIOaCiyfIuNqzibcvMCfF64CSui3zM1ZSk0XC686nFWrzRCZ2lEpTCcp62H0OQhRPMCfze2CON-UYefFZABZc/s1600-h/Thimbleberry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFwGiFeId694KOHLsREZOSJXjLIMNsWC87O4t8yB-4IH9zYeJ_MmJIOaCiyfIuNqzibcvMCfF64CSui3zM1ZSk0XC686nFWrzRCZ2lEpTCcp62H0OQhRPMCfze2CON-UYefFZABZc/s400/Thimbleberry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341468000930783506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These lovely white flowers bloom amongst large maple-like leaves. The berries this plant produces are sought after by birds and bears in late summer and fall.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe94YhH97YAX4PNu6oCWBnDmsT0z9wgadMGY_nLdNH75Mb74M_cS8jzv-HXQ1k3JOkMAixH5fRklxTFJKPeFTdVNMNe9TeDvat5K-lHZVsxXcL_F9y5fG21v6gxdCYWem3hWZzNfV/s1600-h/ThimbleberryFl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe94YhH97YAX4PNu6oCWBnDmsT0z9wgadMGY_nLdNH75Mb74M_cS8jzv-HXQ1k3JOkMAixH5fRklxTFJKPeFTdVNMNe9TeDvat5K-lHZVsxXcL_F9y5fG21v6gxdCYWem3hWZzNfV/s400/ThimbleberryFl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341467995579041042" /></a><br /></div><div>Reference:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Trees, Shrubs & Flowers to Know in Washington & British Columbia"</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>by C. P. Lyons and Bill Merilees<br /></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-23469774532352721032009-05-16T16:13:00.000-07:002009-05-16T16:44:10.218-07:00Discovering Baneberry<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Baneberry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Actaea rubra</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ranunculaceae</span> (Buttercup family)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXDzxrB9btu7fK1dlCxbsmBBA-DquYpfRBJsSQi66weoxZP-wWAxErWrkfVDZeK6Ffsj6IcGirfvQYoO5RWU6ASXGGnJAMe4IzqxkrMZiE1iJb3NrecEUgcNm2oHgZ1Bd9sm7HwDA/s1600-h/Baneberry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXDzxrB9btu7fK1dlCxbsmBBA-DquYpfRBJsSQi66weoxZP-wWAxErWrkfVDZeK6Ffsj6IcGirfvQYoO5RWU6ASXGGnJAMe4IzqxkrMZiE1iJb3NrecEUgcNm2oHgZ1Bd9sm7HwDA/s400/Baneberry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336564729796495170" /></a>This plant is a rhizomatous perennial growing up to three feet tall. These pictures were taken at McLane Creek, WA in the middle of its blooming season. It generally grows in moist, shady places at lower elevations and is widespread in BC & WA. All parts of this plant are highly poisonous so don't eat it.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9xHKxmHh8zENz4CLI_3xbrlImAzOQxFOJVsk39S_wnE3jtn41CQHQY1YQt1NIeC9771TtjMii4EWnA3LIQEd0M1K8sZWq-8aUICygCJS_SM3zpWCb4j4M_CejGVy5Ei9txUecHgS/s1600-h/BaneberryLeaf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9xHKxmHh8zENz4CLI_3xbrlImAzOQxFOJVsk39S_wnE3jtn41CQHQY1YQt1NIeC9771TtjMii4EWnA3LIQEd0M1K8sZWq-8aUICygCJS_SM3zpWCb4j4M_CejGVy5Ei9txUecHgS/s400/BaneberryLeaf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336564725943723314" /></a>Although <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A. rubra</span> appears to be quite bushy, each plant actually consists of one to a few erect, leafy stems. Each leaf is divided up to three times into leaflets of three which are sharply toothed and lobed. Neither the leaves nor the stem are hairy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4f1UyCbIa-j8RE05qSDbOLZ6-eDnFePnYI-ycp20QzIxnXBkGEI1Eyr8fWCv_3sDpX0l2Uw_vQv3is1IQXB4NOhyauhvDsmUSGlSP-j3KNDN3-dzHsxwJTOg5TU3FLjd8nTpZ3-O/s1600-h/BaneberryInflorescence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4f1UyCbIa-j8RE05qSDbOLZ6-eDnFePnYI-ycp20QzIxnXBkGEI1Eyr8fWCv_3sDpX0l2Uw_vQv3is1IQXB4NOhyauhvDsmUSGlSP-j3KNDN3-dzHsxwJTOg5TU3FLjd8nTpZ3-O/s400/BaneberryInflorescence.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336564726389527106" /></a>The inflorescence is a very soft looking cluster of many small white flowers on the end of a long stalk. They look fuzzy because of their very long stamen which protrude in all directions, each with a little ball-like anther.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ2Km2o-aUDutPouWi7s699mr8rttivKktdOxTnfOPyDY3SQ7BqdViaL7c0-rzp5Lf3-I9OPtWahd3rnA1y5gxEOyFUv4tEvMzYc0c4qUUSiP4Ah_Q8TvSKNxgb07wr9fsvC0enTy/s1600-h/BaneberryFlower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ2Km2o-aUDutPouWi7s699mr8rttivKktdOxTnfOPyDY3SQ7BqdViaL7c0-rzp5Lf3-I9OPtWahd3rnA1y5gxEOyFUv4tEvMzYc0c4qUUSiP4Ah_Q8TvSKNxgb07wr9fsvC0enTy/s400/BaneberryFlower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336564723687871298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">References I used<br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast" by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">and<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Trees, Shrubs & Flowers to Know in Washington & British Columbia" by C.P. Lyons and Bill Merilees</span></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-14199270343644913802009-05-15T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-15T20:01:29.442-07:00Dogwood<div style="text-align: center;">Flowering Dogwood</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvR5qDKVI1PcBokHwTB9LMvPs9vJpljY9enFaPi2BnODiXVJKHSOiF2z9VIIsFr6HqAiYfscQTgWQpso9MAidQ8s65-eV9iitfKb5H-NSrfV4QUb2bHPCKQLCz6j1Jvx8m9KwODCzo/s1600-h/DogwoodFls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvR5qDKVI1PcBokHwTB9LMvPs9vJpljY9enFaPi2BnODiXVJKHSOiF2z9VIIsFr6HqAiYfscQTgWQpso9MAidQ8s65-eV9iitfKb5H-NSrfV4QUb2bHPCKQLCz6j1Jvx8m9KwODCzo/s400/DogwoodFls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336245261346975170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3YSW2Gb15ZuqA6HAjZ5NiqDwJuR6fes1crP7oB6f5YLA4JpiEK9b53mNqkxEy-gMK34j2wYV1esxEvBYc2t-sCMu2ygk1ReNDv4mCKNIPKUlmjqZUO2zWAmAX51NpNuX4JxEuOKq/s1600-h/FloweringDogwood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3YSW2Gb15ZuqA6HAjZ5NiqDwJuR6fes1crP7oB6f5YLA4JpiEK9b53mNqkxEy-gMK34j2wYV1esxEvBYc2t-sCMu2ygk1ReNDv4mCKNIPKUlmjqZUO2zWAmAX51NpNuX4JxEuOKq/s400/FloweringDogwood.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336245253739153826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cornus nuttallii</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cornaceae</span> (Dogwood Family)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also known as "pacific dogwood" or "mountain dogwood", this plant is an inspiring site to see poking out of the woods here and there. The blooms are misleading because what looks like one flower is actually a collection of white petal-like bracts bordering a cluster of little flowers (that ball in the middle) which explains why those showy white "petals" have markings that match the veins of the leaves. Its a lovely plant; no wonder British Columbia chose its bloom as their official floral emblem.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-77478119646278524132009-05-01T22:55:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:13:14.049-07:00Big Blooms!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Rhododendron</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt3uNiBj68dlcclbuXFtOu5iVz4OvZlCl37f9wawXSqFquBsY_4YKU-5lFf2GuwrxBFR7CejEEi0-Ot2l_z3Oz9iqDA6RhMv4eS3LGw5EwM9yOEcN4ETDPr7hj6-3cvLGt8AEhHC4/s1600-h/Rhodyltpink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt3uNiBj68dlcclbuXFtOu5iVz4OvZlCl37f9wawXSqFquBsY_4YKU-5lFf2GuwrxBFR7CejEEi0-Ot2l_z3Oz9iqDA6RhMv4eS3LGw5EwM9yOEcN4ETDPr7hj6-3cvLGt8AEhHC4/s400/Rhodyltpink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102131131131410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6xvWWOUM99wJfhUKfZZugfItvScwd4-BlwR3HquRGOTAEpwEh9OD0h2bfpEJk3sw9SUikOcz9MD2Fhq52lef00sVD6-MOoKJ7y1_kYVvivExm9lJpIgu5gOOASNr26sPTeeriOTV/s1600-h/RhodyPinkBloom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6xvWWOUM99wJfhUKfZZugfItvScwd4-BlwR3HquRGOTAEpwEh9OD0h2bfpEJk3sw9SUikOcz9MD2Fhq52lef00sVD6-MOoKJ7y1_kYVvivExm9lJpIgu5gOOASNr26sPTeeriOTV/s400/RhodyPinkBloom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102128331178338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppQV0Ky1iq9P_aNpwa2LEDLmClHAgFjWpKdynGy8lFVA_zaY6Qcxxaxs1QRsMpY8NrcZT_-mkggQnAM_5mcVDeb3-dZ20z7B5vhYXcnKwkS2UDz6eerczsVqxGckEpNadV1eMM0z5/s1600-h/Rhodie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppQV0Ky1iq9P_aNpwa2LEDLmClHAgFjWpKdynGy8lFVA_zaY6Qcxxaxs1QRsMpY8NrcZT_-mkggQnAM_5mcVDeb3-dZ20z7B5vhYXcnKwkS2UDz6eerczsVqxGckEpNadV1eMM0z5/s400/Rhodie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102127731999266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ericaceae </span>(Heath Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rhododendron</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rhododendron is Washington's state flower. Burfoot Park has a trail of Rhododendrons and here are a few of those that were in bloom at the end of April. Ideally, I would like to find this plant growing "in the wild" but I rarely see it unless it has been planted.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Trillium</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1_78DywkP2U3mutM3tHnfGuruFN0gNWv-Rtakim5JAVenQ_hKiVY1XDGbF5Fh7dj9ye0pL3Ntw5sI4HHKtyWN8zEjJUyH9d6THOCnqOuNOOIk_OIpbKdbGfqhhS7wdhQIXnknRv/s1600-h/fourtrillium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1_78DywkP2U3mutM3tHnfGuruFN0gNWv-Rtakim5JAVenQ_hKiVY1XDGbF5Fh7dj9ye0pL3Ntw5sI4HHKtyWN8zEjJUyH9d6THOCnqOuNOOIk_OIpbKdbGfqhhS7wdhQIXnknRv/s400/fourtrillium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102124144402562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Liliaceae </span>(Lily Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Trillium Ovatum</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's Trillium everywhere now. Here's a patch of them growing amongst the Cleavers. They litter the forest floor.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Chocolate Lily</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBbcp64X3e21_XH2q115MY8e_jm3ev9Zd9Z5XWb5PIJuVIRfc50nXqki0KeN-uignaF-TGmxHwYeKqdHtAAVtq_Ai-qBKeTpK6-qsKgzDP0L1inO4eMIszCY8nn7Tk1vbjWERrztZ/s1600-h/ChocolateLilyfl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBbcp64X3e21_XH2q115MY8e_jm3ev9Zd9Z5XWb5PIJuVIRfc50nXqki0KeN-uignaF-TGmxHwYeKqdHtAAVtq_Ai-qBKeTpK6-qsKgzDP0L1inO4eMIszCY8nn7Tk1vbjWERrztZ/s400/ChocolateLilyfl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102116853529154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Liliaceae</span> (Lily Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fritillaria lanceolata</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">These cool lilies were found growing along a slope at the forest edge not far from the beach alongside a great deal of Poison Oak. So, naturally, I had to be very careful while taking pics. I took about a dozen shot of these flowers and only got one I'm happy with. But it's a neat flower and I always seek it out in the spring. I should try planting some. </div></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-45161392785099428432009-04-26T10:54:00.000-07:002009-04-26T11:02:20.480-07:00Beauty in Bloom<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pacific Crab Apple</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA7dr63wd1KMuUOWFFOkTjdbqb3bO98YghwXc-HdZ6id6E_NdyMrGU7WdtshdlD99h1FWYIovG0pbiQhEoMhFyuFUjiKUxpObhwDV1w_w9R-9dfrulUtccmdcXn241ZHV1solcOTr/s1600-h/PacificCrabApple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA7dr63wd1KMuUOWFFOkTjdbqb3bO98YghwXc-HdZ6id6E_NdyMrGU7WdtshdlD99h1FWYIovG0pbiQhEoMhFyuFUjiKUxpObhwDV1w_w9R-9dfrulUtccmdcXn241ZHV1solcOTr/s400/PacificCrabApple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329060665046180514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB33aQ22R17WRwjF1n0zfmI7O5QHgzOYA1KhF_2CR9DLXl4XprjDnqqCaoW9uZg2Vemc6U02ge0HDjj-nIHCyPDKJbeRaYOhLL4XweW-9wOYE-3wXF1r5TWJNm7Y80R2eSaGb3Zts/s1600-h/Malusfusca.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB33aQ22R17WRwjF1n0zfmI7O5QHgzOYA1KhF_2CR9DLXl4XprjDnqqCaoW9uZg2Vemc6U02ge0HDjj-nIHCyPDKJbeRaYOhLL4XweW-9wOYE-3wXF1r5TWJNm7Y80R2eSaGb3Zts/s400/Malusfusca.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329060663395928514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbDMsCh0G8hoU015kFztGEbimlD6kcRojyiuGGagzBRyIu8a6eSLUKNFc8Vz_vDimhzj5Q4P0eWFaoucBiz168742FKRLqZZ52c7-IP0pJXs65kTkEg84apyux6916gv6BKB87NWZ/s1600-h/CrabApplefl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbDMsCh0G8hoU015kFztGEbimlD6kcRojyiuGGagzBRyIu8a6eSLUKNFc8Vz_vDimhzj5Q4P0eWFaoucBiz168742FKRLqZZ52c7-IP0pJXs65kTkEg84apyux6916gv6BKB87NWZ/s400/CrabApplefl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329060661538577666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Malus Fusca</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rosaceae</span> (Rose Family)</div><div style="text-align: left;">This gorgeous plant is in bloom right now all along the forest edge, towering over the shrubs and spring sprouts. It has five petals and numerous stamen which give it away as a member of the Rose family. The many ball-like clusters of flowers are eye catching, to say the least. I have one of these arching over my drive and it is a delight to see every day.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-55138386056023546122009-04-21T22:23:00.000-07:002009-04-21T23:15:28.000-07:00Keeping a close watch<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Red-Flowering Currant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ribes sanguineum</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZLaUQdPXHqcwjA6NCB5AgmdXfO_pcjDKaXxRY520CKr8oZBlM7ydbtsXDrlSu_lbXtYkCppX1silYtvo94HBmqfxl2dPrEqz4_USgjFX6o1ol878TUD0RRHkWDtLH055dXSus8ne/s1600-h/RibessanguineumFl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZLaUQdPXHqcwjA6NCB5AgmdXfO_pcjDKaXxRY520CKr8oZBlM7ydbtsXDrlSu_lbXtYkCppX1silYtvo94HBmqfxl2dPrEqz4_USgjFX6o1ol878TUD0RRHkWDtLH055dXSus8ne/s400/RibessanguineumFl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327384304173778274" /></a>I keep practicing photographs of this flower because, although small, it is very open. Clearly seen here is the pistol in the center with three stigmas and five stamen, one in front of each petal. I got a pretty picture of this plant's leaf below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-vjvlEdBooGsJ2u7sa2lS3SxM634T_s41mP2buCKmD3g1Mn-i27oIw0PrFvPR2m_YZcV2HKpOvAu2P75WYQmYsK2FNazRWO90rbEbej6WMr1zT2s3jIb1sdwXcyAworfTaAY-jET/s1600-h/RibessanguineumLf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-vjvlEdBooGsJ2u7sa2lS3SxM634T_s41mP2buCKmD3g1Mn-i27oIw0PrFvPR2m_YZcV2HKpOvAu2P75WYQmYsK2FNazRWO90rbEbej6WMr1zT2s3jIb1sdwXcyAworfTaAY-jET/s400/RibessanguineumLf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327384306079137042" /></a>Most plants in the Current family (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Grossulariaceae</span>) have lobed leaves like this and are palmately veined (this species has three main veins coming from the same point). I think these are lovely leaves!<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Large-flowered Bittercress</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cardamine pulcherrima</span>)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN4fAQ2CKpkb_8HjzAQAvXPm6hVy6DJvtcVlkHZph9uKfbw-POXWOMdt7zy3SaqNgG5oMVJ3WndW52hOXFJ_y4nXCSEfnV8X5o17RoTs0k_kuV7zy-jyzdWr3jaCAKpgotv-nkRjh/s1600-h/CardaminepulcherrimaFl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN4fAQ2CKpkb_8HjzAQAvXPm6hVy6DJvtcVlkHZph9uKfbw-POXWOMdt7zy3SaqNgG5oMVJ3WndW52hOXFJ_y4nXCSEfnV8X5o17RoTs0k_kuV7zy-jyzdWr3jaCAKpgotv-nkRjh/s400/CardaminepulcherrimaFl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327384302866876434" /></a>I thought this was a nice portrayal of this Bittercress. Looking at it's parts, I am surprised that there are five stamen even though there are only four petals. I also find it interesting how far the pistol protrudes from the rest of the flower. It is sure to pick up lots of pollen!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Scouler's Corydalis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Corydalis scouleri</span>)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFQ1AuWZzS-pcRFfP2Ndt2Yd6Sh83KOL9BcdtHl0SH_bWx8rCX1-vDMCK4ipeSyV6OTFrhXVdEP58jPEEzJyrsp6m-pK9G7jxrkKZPLP9-sRhIa0oVZrBTxWJ8n1BkNJJzmuDpJKN/s1600-h/CorydalisscouleriPl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFQ1AuWZzS-pcRFfP2Ndt2Yd6Sh83KOL9BcdtHl0SH_bWx8rCX1-vDMCK4ipeSyV6OTFrhXVdEP58jPEEzJyrsp6m-pK9G7jxrkKZPLP9-sRhIa0oVZrBTxWJ8n1BkNJJzmuDpJKN/s400/CorydalisscouleriPl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327384299573305314" /></a>I don't normally take pictures of plants like this without zooming in on specifics but I wanted to illustrate the size of the plant. It is in the Bleeding Heart family (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fumariaceae</span>) and that is obvious when comparing the general leaf structure with that of a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmdGjHyEZtFkJH6nPn1lKc6Ze9UfIUvWzIkbT0abhuVWc9eShMRkpfR9YFi6u77kKxBk3oBpMoOhMgOIpZp6r1Ow-eKQsb7gQWe0xk3D-hfWipLm50qLk-VseZvu515I4wAGtPgKE/s1600-h/HerbRobert.jpg">Bleeding Heart</a> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dicentra formosa</span>). However, this plant grows to a surprising 60-120 cm tall!! It has very different flowers from the Bleeding Heart, as well.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-i3L8bhbXRUtdQpXZUk0YxQKN4DXtDD2s09FmStVz_RFjNTQ_0MLd_V8eYQSA12mhEMeEq8qZUMj01DwQ0k6s9GGpF0U37CDi8YV8uXyNr-e-DdZPxdCdnPoVTF72RJAEDG-m7hl/s1600-h/CorydalisscouleriFl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 147px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-i3L8bhbXRUtdQpXZUk0YxQKN4DXtDD2s09FmStVz_RFjNTQ_0MLd_V8eYQSA12mhEMeEq8qZUMj01DwQ0k6s9GGpF0U37CDi8YV8uXyNr-e-DdZPxdCdnPoVTF72RJAEDG-m7hl/s400/CorydalisscouleriFl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327384297887078242" /></a>I found only one plant that had flowers just thinking about blooming. The corydalis is only just sprouting up everywhere and is still very young. These flowers do show similarities (in this stage) to the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnLEKucQeDsiNHzzPsevh1cMl9AdTRPH0jNz4tWTDoPLH22trKg5UuGVuUwaV5O12n3UIIeYU0HUXGj8ENm6_V07mbFu_knDTRkrEVE3grezuiO-U8YVJkXJ3ninaMJXcqPN-lcTC/s1600-h/BleedingHeartheart.jpg">Bleeding Heart</a> because of the way the petals are pinched and flattened. But when it blooms, it will be very different. Of course, how they cluster together is very different, too. Bleeding hearts droop from the stem while the Corydalis form a raceme like the ever popular Foxglove.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-63480563890271816902009-04-20T09:38:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:58:57.277-07:00Mima Mounds<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Henderson's Shootingstar</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZWSJLQ1L15Plz62REiQiZRBnNgoTpe-LuobUZ5hCbDs__y_CISCbpnXdRd-dfHJLtZGFs1s-8_og4UwUJcbm9DrMHj2hJjqr6kEYqixNO-Uw4NucW8EN0uPXIsZoLzqUc00BOSia/s1600-h/ShootingStars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZWSJLQ1L15Plz62REiQiZRBnNgoTpe-LuobUZ5hCbDs__y_CISCbpnXdRd-dfHJLtZGFs1s-8_og4UwUJcbm9DrMHj2hJjqr6kEYqixNO-Uw4NucW8EN0uPXIsZoLzqUc00BOSia/s400/ShootingStars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814381853198050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Primulaceae</span> (Primrose Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dodecatheon hendersonii</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">While visiting Mima Mounds yesterday, I saw these Shootingstars everywhere. I forgot which variety the signs said they were and I neglected to closely observe the leaves. So this was a good reminder of what details are important to observe in the field. But the yellow ring, as seen in the picture below, is a good way to eliminate some varieties. So I'm 99% sure this is a Henderson's Shootingstar. The yellow ring is in the wrong place for it to be a Jeffrey's Shootingstar; its growing in the wrong place to be a Poet's Shootingstar, and the petals have the wrong form for it to be a Desert or Few-Flowered Shootingstar. Will investigate its leaves next time.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS2-0RCtjiFaI-xdM2jPknL7mfNegBXhCPgAEUTc-3g1H-M0fmbqbxF8cPvsQBMX5rKQFC0imTOIdDOPCkDO5niUAuDO5ay1eyO87p-tiWAq-FFM68Eolp1XieD_hnOPApJeEWDE3/s1600-h/DesertShootingstar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS2-0RCtjiFaI-xdM2jPknL7mfNegBXhCPgAEUTc-3g1H-M0fmbqbxF8cPvsQBMX5rKQFC0imTOIdDOPCkDO5niUAuDO5ay1eyO87p-tiWAq-FFM68Eolp1XieD_hnOPApJeEWDE3/s400/DesertShootingstar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814381190092098" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Western Buttercup</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBTDYYd60fXmqq6F5hnk9FyCiHsZZcW2jf7bVIMTFQCnlgRcQj6xZwfLw23QuzTBcpQ23CknL8nr03RJtUZIT_DXbd5VHZVcekBGAoDc1CiK3NfLzvdVw1aBtX7mJzriAP8ulMAwv/s1600-h/WesternButtercup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBTDYYd60fXmqq6F5hnk9FyCiHsZZcW2jf7bVIMTFQCnlgRcQj6xZwfLw23QuzTBcpQ23CknL8nr03RJtUZIT_DXbd5VHZVcekBGAoDc1CiK3NfLzvdVw1aBtX7mJzriAP8ulMAwv/s400/WesternButtercup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814378714588130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ranunculaceae</span> (Buttercup Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ranunculus occidentalis</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one could have been challenging to identify but I identified it with a botany class in the same location two years ago. So I'm sure of it. Plus, all the posted signs agree, as well. I don't find the buttercups particularly special but its good practice. I hope to create a flora one day.</div></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-24396042544334704242009-04-18T17:57:00.000-07:002009-04-18T18:37:01.131-07:00Friendly Flowers<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Salmonberry</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g3iUsgFiOYeN7mmLKBWx6d4slRmCVDNL0CYBTsXskC56MJh8Ed_hhFUGAyi1FvFZ_hR9senEmVSMVzIiCjnat5gdelmnX-fwIFTp5hO_bh2CoAmGUFDbphvAz8et0vK982zDOCeA/s1600-h/Rubusspectabilis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g3iUsgFiOYeN7mmLKBWx6d4slRmCVDNL0CYBTsXskC56MJh8Ed_hhFUGAyi1FvFZ_hR9senEmVSMVzIiCjnat5gdelmnX-fwIFTp5hO_bh2CoAmGUFDbphvAz8et0vK982zDOCeA/s400/Rubusspectabilis.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201050465129330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosaceae (Rose Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rubus spectabilis</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I never considered this flower to be very photogenic but I got a really nice shot today. I think this is the prettiest picture I've gotten of this flower in two years.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Large-flowered Bittercress</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z-3SZ1-makiq8w2qs14aXcN4Mhzbeux9Uhv-94ForzJ7qflVU8W7c0HSoiEgcoKqsGOEpraixPncF7M_0BRjSeqIEx6IxzKMcU5GIXbxlBdOaVDIDWzg0IGxygiZ9EM9NGgdt0ve/s1600-h/Cardaminpulcherrima.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z-3SZ1-makiq8w2qs14aXcN4Mhzbeux9Uhv-94ForzJ7qflVU8W7c0HSoiEgcoKqsGOEpraixPncF7M_0BRjSeqIEx6IxzKMcU5GIXbxlBdOaVDIDWzg0IGxygiZ9EM9NGgdt0ve/s400/Cardaminpulcherrima.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201049632800450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cruciferae (Mustard Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cardamine pulcherrima</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is an awfully small flower to be called "large-flowered" but I guess it is pretty large compared to other flowers in the Mustard family. I think it is cool because of the rose colored veins in its petals. I read that the veins are like a road map for insects leading them to the nectar. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Heart-Leaved Springbeauty</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCvG1yy6DVIJmfWoFp5DtJ0c7i3RKlpIx5QrJkSmuOctJtaGFHQ21HfRsbN6b2Jaw1ME2PeQlBFn7b7Wa_mZYhtn-ytuCtsyrs9gRcnAN5JZ8pKR1ZUlLewYCE0fpWkBdMRf8T8Hz/s1600-h/Candyflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCvG1yy6DVIJmfWoFp5DtJ0c7i3RKlpIx5QrJkSmuOctJtaGFHQ21HfRsbN6b2Jaw1ME2PeQlBFn7b7Wa_mZYhtn-ytuCtsyrs9gRcnAN5JZ8pKR1ZUlLewYCE0fpWkBdMRf8T8Hz/s400/Candyflowers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201049281356914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Portulacaceae (Purslane Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Claytonia cordifolia</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I get this flower confused with the Candy Flower (a.k.a. Siberian Miner's-Lettuce) but I think I've got it all cleared up now. The significant difference is the notched petals. This plant grows along the sides of trails where its wet and sunny. The more that sprout up, the more I smile while strolling down the trail.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Bleeding Heart</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6x80-vR5OHc_VqprlVIyakJSk0WNvc8qTz6Cxti42pfOmLnYiMtVFNAEpHbX0kmD4U9S7XM59fzoERPZzajQ6JwdUPT0snoO8NIOJlU8GEAgXRpl3LImnwQxMKJ3a1L39Cd1589-/s1600-h/BleedingHeartlvs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6x80-vR5OHc_VqprlVIyakJSk0WNvc8qTz6Cxti42pfOmLnYiMtVFNAEpHbX0kmD4U9S7XM59fzoERPZzajQ6JwdUPT0snoO8NIOJlU8GEAgXRpl3LImnwQxMKJ3a1L39Cd1589-/s400/BleedingHeartlvs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201043018703010" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Fumariaceae (Bleeding Heart Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dicentra formosa</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my favorite plant of them all!! The leaves are everywhere and the blooms are sprouting all over McLane Creek. There's a lovely example of a bloom below. It is not the biggest, most obvious bloom in the forest floor but it is one of the most unique. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnLEKucQeDsiNHzzPsevh1cMl9AdTRPH0jNz4tWTDoPLH22trKg5UuGVuUwaV5O12n3UIIeYU0HUXGj8ENm6_V07mbFu_knDTRkrEVE3grezuiO-U8YVJkXJ3ninaMJXcqPN-lcTC/s1600-h/BleedingHeartheart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnLEKucQeDsiNHzzPsevh1cMl9AdTRPH0jNz4tWTDoPLH22trKg5UuGVuUwaV5O12n3UIIeYU0HUXGj8ENm6_V07mbFu_knDTRkrEVE3grezuiO-U8YVJkXJ3ninaMJXcqPN-lcTC/s400/BleedingHeartheart.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201044225141970" /></a>Seed dispersal is done by the mighty ant. The seeds will develop in a pod and protrude from the opening until they burst out. These are tiny, glossy, black bead-like seeds. They are glossy because of a special coating that attracts the ants who store them and then forget about them. What a system!</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-46722546428080101332009-04-16T12:37:00.001-07:002009-04-16T12:47:52.272-07:00Red-Flowering Currant<div style="text-align: center;">Grossulariaceae</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ribes sanguineum</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrqJvMe4aO79aqGAlJ4mWdV6xYGwmHbjCJb1RpkSJKuJP4lTWQONrhc5X6faZXlpHgMDFOB4yaJMiFZw5h_rjZDe4n4SY-7BajZLntHy7GTAcNR0FL-VRi8vuuTJhYwE7iw5GoU9y/s1600-h/RedFloweringCurrantApril.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrqJvMe4aO79aqGAlJ4mWdV6xYGwmHbjCJb1RpkSJKuJP4lTWQONrhc5X6faZXlpHgMDFOB4yaJMiFZw5h_rjZDe4n4SY-7BajZLntHy7GTAcNR0FL-VRi8vuuTJhYwE7iw5GoU9y/s400/RedFloweringCurrantApril.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325375971394070242" /></a>After a week of rain, we got a couple of days of sunshine and the Red-Flowering Currant blooms start to open. These flowers are a delight to see this time of year. Their bright colors really light up the edge of the woods. Maybe I will get to see some hummingbirds soon as they are attracted to these flowers.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcASdFRCcUekyBPHxoP-H1gS4vnRK953u2wXeTIjBkyfDj8E62mgyyMFmcsTbL11cYAeaH3FyEzoEtSZckGhWCG0ImEUmnUdxRdeaW9ydKB1tZzpfvvB1LiruYzJYDoNu7-AdrrSt/s1600-h/RedCurrantFlower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcASdFRCcUekyBPHxoP-H1gS4vnRK953u2wXeTIjBkyfDj8E62mgyyMFmcsTbL11cYAeaH3FyEzoEtSZckGhWCG0ImEUmnUdxRdeaW9ydKB1tZzpfvvB1LiruYzJYDoNu7-AdrrSt/s400/RedCurrantFlower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325375973231956258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(lovely)</div></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-81202898460732037602009-04-08T19:31:00.000-07:002009-04-18T18:59:40.800-07:00Spring Flowers<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Oaks Toothwort</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuI814pEuCPnjmnwMwN8AzNCx7UqvBed3a35Rhmkrro3oU-UMMloCrKUoh3LbsF9lOs03AtoIoGw0KVhgVixOz4cCSLW0IOkYIchCIclCJgVcU7dOshyphenhyphenU7tnWqL3obTBPTtSYcCeD/s1600-h/Collinsiaparviflora.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuI814pEuCPnjmnwMwN8AzNCx7UqvBed3a35Rhmkrro3oU-UMMloCrKUoh3LbsF9lOs03AtoIoGw0KVhgVixOz4cCSLW0IOkYIchCIclCJgVcU7dOshyphenhyphenU7tnWqL3obTBPTtSYcCeD/s400/Collinsiaparviflora.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322518560727877314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIllJhkDW5rrkH6vrQY3BsUTdANH5IRmu1FbgidVnBI0i5GLGqPdHLkfNU3SocE4hXjXMLqJ8AZyngRoLmkRc_Q4ObKWI62pqROOQOKLzcKfFmkbiWBEx1_JYScWY5AjFKFaHRSxw/s1600-h/BlueEyedMary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIllJhkDW5rrkH6vrQY3BsUTdANH5IRmu1FbgidVnBI0i5GLGqPdHLkfNU3SocE4hXjXMLqJ8AZyngRoLmkRc_Q4ObKWI62pqROOQOKLzcKfFmkbiWBEx1_JYScWY5AjFKFaHRSxw/s400/BlueEyedMary.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322518560567006114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cruciferae (Mustard Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cardamine pulcherrima</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a really neat little flower. I must always remember that four petals usually points to the Mustard family. These have unique leaves combined with veiny flowers. Also known as Large-Flowered Bittercress, it is only about 1/2" across.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Skunk Cabbage</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZdZ6vP9xdovBd9DTlUBXD_lL0N0LW0OYwFKrWrCHCDWSnuG90l0MYSRoFgKrY8LFGHvFoWTIAokMpeptu2A11ZyQWZkk7SVNfnJ5n5QtI5EADA3O-MbVuCy-DPHAiI_fqWu7IUOU/s1600-h/SkunkCabbage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZdZ6vP9xdovBd9DTlUBXD_lL0N0LW0OYwFKrWrCHCDWSnuG90l0MYSRoFgKrY8LFGHvFoWTIAokMpeptu2A11ZyQWZkk7SVNfnJ5n5QtI5EADA3O-MbVuCy-DPHAiI_fqWu7IUOU/s400/SkunkCabbage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322518559609119666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Araceae (Arum Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lysichiton americanum</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also known as "Swamp Lantern", this plant grows all over just about every marshy, wet piece of land in the Pacific Northwest. There is a period where the skunky odor dominates the lowlands, but it isn't an altogether unattractive plant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Red-Flowering Currant</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl89auuwBZtuZuD31-tErvoiNINZBJi_vkbK9iFREwKXi5G3byDNes0sjgx8oVIGhWoJIuMcMCEUdfvm4gwuI4VlvyyYyYKoHvAzo4nF6yx0_4hvx6ObzkRfwQOJ2dqXZMg9U8M2n/s1600-h/Ribessanguineum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl89auuwBZtuZuD31-tErvoiNINZBJi_vkbK9iFREwKXi5G3byDNes0sjgx8oVIGhWoJIuMcMCEUdfvm4gwuI4VlvyyYyYKoHvAzo4nF6yx0_4hvx6ObzkRfwQOJ2dqXZMg9U8M2n/s400/Ribessanguineum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322514548346141058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ribes sanguineum</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is sprouting wild around the edge of my greenbelt.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Western Trillium</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EmxQzTLcX43rBNmoBJmw7Fp2AmQukWtBJ1U4A1-N0P113gwNtFa1-j7-61vNEdhpVEft6ASkepYcc37mdMnKQp6NRZM1CXE12gI_0QywjaW_UR3D40Pv4FsVtcgmHeXrfIHjoZwU/s1600-h/Trilliumovatum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EmxQzTLcX43rBNmoBJmw7Fp2AmQukWtBJ1U4A1-N0P113gwNtFa1-j7-61vNEdhpVEft6ASkepYcc37mdMnKQp6NRZM1CXE12gI_0QywjaW_UR3D40Pv4FsVtcgmHeXrfIHjoZwU/s400/Trilliumovatum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322514550981722402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYziKnsPU6c4Inl75v-S_06r5DC-R61oCcLAGBewSFRo7CZ6yELzPiBSkObQansf-nTMHON2DlaDV1zq4tP8HqUAU3ynllA2uPsvl-mJ4qkYgz9PwEHP4zX-ETqX9cpTu7sBLMp74F/s1600-h/WesternTrillium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYziKnsPU6c4Inl75v-S_06r5DC-R61oCcLAGBewSFRo7CZ6yELzPiBSkObQansf-nTMHON2DlaDV1zq4tP8HqUAU3ynllA2uPsvl-mJ4qkYgz9PwEHP4zX-ETqX9cpTu7sBLMp74F/s400/WesternTrillium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322514545110442114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Liliaceae (Lily Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Trillium ovatum</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Growing wild all over the forest floor, these will get really big by summer.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Salmonberry</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX4geOy6UJUxPIVSPfcUzn6TVz0_PV2LxDancNSUyvBrs4ZemQd-2f7GaX3RVxbYSlUbyZgT7fz7xhY66p-NnTCvuvoSiwyeSn_yASbM6quBpml5a1S2BM_KnXhuQ8lx8cJrMxW2j/s1600-h/Salmonberry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX4geOy6UJUxPIVSPfcUzn6TVz0_PV2LxDancNSUyvBrs4ZemQd-2f7GaX3RVxbYSlUbyZgT7fz7xhY66p-NnTCvuvoSiwyeSn_yASbM6quBpml5a1S2BM_KnXhuQ8lx8cJrMxW2j/s400/Salmonberry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322514546977569442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Roseaceae (Rose Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rubus spectabilis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't find this flower as photogenic as most.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like me, it is prettier in person.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It will produce the first edible berries of the season!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Stream Violet</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-to7RmjQ6vMWB0wGBGoLvKEtJISWHrmVlj9-INVmZL0n9Kfy1B9kiYNIDo8kKH1G1IByM_hlDUZ1kOnmKDKkFS1CRBJBt-4bDljAXGgPlw6EWeiNpopRnZp-hR_dL-R26swmkQ4NL/s1600-h/StreamViolet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-to7RmjQ6vMWB0wGBGoLvKEtJISWHrmVlj9-INVmZL0n9Kfy1B9kiYNIDo8kKH1G1IByM_hlDUZ1kOnmKDKkFS1CRBJBt-4bDljAXGgPlw6EWeiNpopRnZp-hR_dL-R26swmkQ4NL/s400/StreamViolet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322514544310805794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Violaceae (Violet Family)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Viola glabella</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A modest but beautiful little bloom. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It might be easily overlooked if it didn't bloom so early in the season.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-84990436748655510842009-03-28T08:30:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:03:18.951-07:00Early sprouts<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Bleeding Heart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Dicentra Formosa)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmdGjHyEZtFkJH6nPn1lKc6Ze9UfIUvWzIkbT0abhuVWc9eShMRkpfR9YFi6u77kKxBk3oBpMoOhMgOIpZp6r1Ow-eKQsb7gQWe0xk3D-hfWipLm50qLk-VseZvu515I4wAGtPgKE/s1600-h/HerbRobert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmdGjHyEZtFkJH6nPn1lKc6Ze9UfIUvWzIkbT0abhuVWc9eShMRkpfR9YFi6u77kKxBk3oBpMoOhMgOIpZp6r1Ow-eKQsb7gQWe0xk3D-hfWipLm50qLk-VseZvu515I4wAGtPgKE/s400/HerbRobert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318261835201839602" /></a>This week on my nature walk I saw this plant sprouting leaves all over the place. I thought it might be the Pacific Bleeding Heart but without flowers, I get it confused with the horrible Herb-Robert which is an invasive weed that poisons native plants. I could tell for sure by just smelling its roots but I was afraid. You see, when I sniff the roots of an Herb-Robert, my nose runs like a faucet. I didn't want to deal with that. But now that I look at this pic I took, I recognize the stem is smooth and not obviously hairy. Bleeding hearts have smooth stems and Herb-Robert has hairy stems. So it must be the Bleeding Heart leaves that are sprouting everywhere!! This is my favorite plant!! It has the most beautiful leaves of any plant I've seen. ~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-59555951954644514822009-02-27T21:33:00.000-08:002009-02-27T21:48:05.187-08:00Priest Point Park<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Capitol View</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTTdcLosPOj-i2ny2lITZiLyd_t0EvecsOgyENmqSXtRd-XOo-ONFSUC0E-oqnVTjLIZxIWiLLC69Mn74v-34CcYIy2sA-RXOqraX1DI9tvJzo_VBzAnLx6TKw978xyUIYo7SXOPL/s1600-h/PPPcapital.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTTdcLosPOj-i2ny2lITZiLyd_t0EvecsOgyENmqSXtRd-XOo-ONFSUC0E-oqnVTjLIZxIWiLLC69Mn74v-34CcYIy2sA-RXOqraX1DI9tvJzo_VBzAnLx6TKw978xyUIYo7SXOPL/s400/PPPcapital.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307717767491560210" /></a><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Water View</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWQ_3p1jvk7E0E1IAp97g9ZxerbI38Piz9zcw0UmkbT-W1iwM3NwTdil7SaiWgVzNGBGl7ILELB2Rwry0s5WmQqiuhCG5x32u9kkjfl8Dev1fxJBexT_dS7XR2fWkCi1F9DfFi7qh/s1600-h/PPPview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWQ_3p1jvk7E0E1IAp97g9ZxerbI38Piz9zcw0UmkbT-W1iwM3NwTdil7SaiWgVzNGBGl7ILELB2Rwry0s5WmQqiuhCG5x32u9kkjfl8Dev1fxJBexT_dS7XR2fWkCi1F9DfFi7qh/s400/PPPview.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307717765043429170" /></a>We visited the water side of Priest Point Park on a typically rainy day. If I had a super cool camera then I could have gotten a great pic of the capital but it was just too far in the distance for my camera. That's okay, looking away from the capital yielded a nice, cloudy water view.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-8791086235467389372009-02-20T11:56:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:00:25.801-08:00Pretty Snowy Willow<div style="text-align: center;">Snowy Weeping Willow</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_sKDWC_bj8Lhzma3NVyVYMasb5tCmUeesyUAuSxU9AKLXY14Xbqrn2631dOgC0QqXhJjPg2yyL2bSd14jATDgGp7SbYTorc6i7SHEv9D2N8uIMR5ywp5SYpFuuaoe_O0jr9MZVwN/s1600-h/SnowyWillow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_sKDWC_bj8Lhzma3NVyVYMasb5tCmUeesyUAuSxU9AKLXY14Xbqrn2631dOgC0QqXhJjPg2yyL2bSd14jATDgGp7SbYTorc6i7SHEv9D2N8uIMR5ywp5SYpFuuaoe_O0jr9MZVwN/s320/SnowyWillow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304971382863223330" /></a>I took this photo a month ago when the snow accumulated a lot. I thought it very beautiful.~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-75474680714979633522008-12-14T13:42:00.001-08:002008-12-14T13:51:14.730-08:00First Snow<div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Tree '08</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77uWIkCUEons3KA0qcVRdMEehRNbMMRl7w-9-kG0xkgDSP30PCiQ1iG_FYA6hqJ6CQmrN7AjR-ivSxaXKUr05pCDKD_f7vnzKkeb1coYGO2LYf-qcyQW-AMA4usy9SWjcJYikkVbk/s1600-h/XmasTree08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77uWIkCUEons3KA0qcVRdMEehRNbMMRl7w-9-kG0xkgDSP30PCiQ1iG_FYA6hqJ6CQmrN7AjR-ivSxaXKUr05pCDKD_f7vnzKkeb1coYGO2LYf-qcyQW-AMA4usy9SWjcJYikkVbk/s320/XmasTree08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279764927476236370" /></a><br /><div>This was Brandon's first year to decorate the Christmas tree. He was really excited about it this year and is proud of it. I probably could've done him more justice by taking a better picture but I'm no photographer.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Snowy Pine</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVfgGI6ORMpMotXJ7seTNNhz4yAFakCfpHIXYYvZbn2Rc_pWzh029eDh2vToIkzpC2YpX3zjVfNcaGp2ys5hNHBSjdPOAQTDiO6KB9pBKNE9PxvUIcq68nsRg_Ag0W3e5gqpv8dT8/s1600-h/SnowyPine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVfgGI6ORMpMotXJ7seTNNhz4yAFakCfpHIXYYvZbn2Rc_pWzh029eDh2vToIkzpC2YpX3zjVfNcaGp2ys5hNHBSjdPOAQTDiO6KB9pBKNE9PxvUIcq68nsRg_Ag0W3e5gqpv8dT8/s320/SnowyPine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279764924400359778" /></a><br /></div><div>This pine tree grows on my property but I have not been successful in identifying it. It is not a native pine but it is pretty cool. And whenever it snows I always have to take a picture of it. Not just when it has snow on it but when it is actively snowing. The pictures don't come near to portraying the beauty I see. I should take up painting. Perhaps then I could express it better than my photographs.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Snowy Willow</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFmsroBxlgEg_LL88NuEHVDubVakbTHigTdT4BBnLFFyh3RYMqfWdPkZhY_C3DeQUAaBfHeeGZESmewT_BuVGCb_f_Xy3FGnKBJ0fkreto65QhznxOGI3ALOGdxIhu9Y4JgPRRa5T/s1600-h/SnowyWillow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFmsroBxlgEg_LL88NuEHVDubVakbTHigTdT4BBnLFFyh3RYMqfWdPkZhY_C3DeQUAaBfHeeGZESmewT_BuVGCb_f_Xy3FGnKBJ0fkreto65QhznxOGI3ALOGdxIhu9Y4JgPRRa5T/s320/SnowyWillow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279764904435241042" /></a><br />This weeping willow tree grows near that pine. It is not a native either but it is so neat! This was the tree that inspired my picture taking today. It looks so wicked cool!!</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-29709016130239287832008-11-28T15:47:00.000-08:002008-11-28T16:08:35.615-08:00Fungus Fest<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Smooth lepiota</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Kw3g2GcjIbE8rWmy27ed4HUUTB8_G6n5_SyWRY2NOJX4W8wJEGjUJUJl3o7nS9A4_toe59rdqV72i_6lb2HGzLptKJoKgc6z0AAZtaZwsVX2ufubExdRpliG9j2VoL58v7-Jcwg/s1600-h/Leucoagaricus+naucinus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Kw3g2GcjIbE8rWmy27ed4HUUTB8_G6n5_SyWRY2NOJX4W8wJEGjUJUJl3o7nS9A4_toe59rdqV72i_6lb2HGzLptKJoKgc6z0AAZtaZwsVX2ufubExdRpliG9j2VoL58v7-Jcwg/s320/Leucoagaricus+naucinus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273860201380090418" /></a><br /><div>I am not yet skilled at identifying fungus and reserve the right to be human. But I read and researched my field guides and think I'm getting closer to correctly identifying these mushrooms. The above being identified as smooth lepiota (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Leucoagaricus naucinus</span>) was found growing from a rotting fallen western redcedar in the greenbelt around my house.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Woolly Inky Cap</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb_Y7_FmV6q8hKqTvzZRMgw5wf1z6Yopfy63GgS_TbS-70t0iWldSpmCl7Tssf_eKEfa3JTe6bcCwBBqFkrMyxJyBHiMeXGyAqmIXNWWMACezfA28CvcmozSryz1IbXecmlyLpL57/s1600-h/Coprinus+flocculosus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb_Y7_FmV6q8hKqTvzZRMgw5wf1z6Yopfy63GgS_TbS-70t0iWldSpmCl7Tssf_eKEfa3JTe6bcCwBBqFkrMyxJyBHiMeXGyAqmIXNWWMACezfA28CvcmozSryz1IbXecmlyLpL57/s320/Coprinus+flocculosus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273860194696029426" /></a><br /></div><div>My attention was drawn to what appears to be a variety of Inky Cap (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Coprinus flocculosus</span>) because of the fringe coming off the cap which I thought was some sort of identifying feature but I now think, based on my reading, that it may more likely be scaly remains from the veil which is sort of shedding off. The textured area around the base is also remains from the universal veil as is the ring in the picture of the smooth lepiota.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">White Crested Coral Fungus</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmPbCgtmBd84-4es0eDUmIisNJXV9APzTNo3KZ20qePsbmsHRfHhrcaL51DLNRY4hsQL6dqUpyiXeDqSS3vO6rH25YDn4PDWuqI0zW_wZZ6nzKUiArdem6fj0l7uGNhmbUQZyEvGG/s1600-h/WhiteCrestedCoralFungus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmPbCgtmBd84-4es0eDUmIisNJXV9APzTNo3KZ20qePsbmsHRfHhrcaL51DLNRY4hsQL6dqUpyiXeDqSS3vO6rH25YDn4PDWuqI0zW_wZZ6nzKUiArdem6fj0l7uGNhmbUQZyEvGG/s320/WhiteCrestedCoralFungus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273860196054509682" /></a><br /></div><div>As always is one of my favorite fungi: the coral fungus (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Clavulina cristata</span>). I look this one up every time I see it thinking it is in the Ramaria family but never feeling quite right about it. Today, I researched it in some other texts and found this far more accurate description as White Crested Coral Fungus. This is a very interesting type of fungus and was found in great quantity growing under the western redcedars in the greenbelt around my house. My jaw dropped at how much there was in the semi-open area of the forest floor. The rotting bark from fallen branches and leaves provides an incredible environment for this type of coral fungus.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-85222971410487675622008-11-17T19:10:00.000-08:002008-11-17T19:26:10.434-08:00Late Bloomers<div>Theller Wetlands will be the place to go in the spring if everything they have on display blooms properly. A couple of things were still in bloom for me (how nice). But since it is a wetland area, it is very damp and so some neat mushrooms grow there as well. :p</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Split-gill maybe? I'm never sure about fungi.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK2vFadU3mOMlx48IM8cJHe0rzkl-2ZQmVKR1Rg-TI1PzpYllpN2k8gYVQF5acWVt66FIOjWuh2Doo-MqlXPusXCmH8E-8zQbbWpcCBO362ub3GhxtaFIWXKvvCyLA6inb8hCLd8a/s1600-h/splitgill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK2vFadU3mOMlx48IM8cJHe0rzkl-2ZQmVKR1Rg-TI1PzpYllpN2k8gYVQF5acWVt66FIOjWuh2Doo-MqlXPusXCmH8E-8zQbbWpcCBO362ub3GhxtaFIWXKvvCyLA6inb8hCLd8a/s320/splitgill.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269831824814047170" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Orange Sponge Polypore (perhaps)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42qGKuCCEK5Yk_bKsc2U-a7Z8eMRCHvoldpzwPP_Gca7h588PGVylUswFCzE29Z683y7VfYMHPdVvFJ6EQ7juDUHsSvVSbQdocJvT_9ZObbbTkJkwZfa1OvpEYXIvKBldJ-CN07nO/s1600-h/OrangeSpongePolypore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42qGKuCCEK5Yk_bKsc2U-a7Z8eMRCHvoldpzwPP_Gca7h588PGVylUswFCzE29Z683y7VfYMHPdVvFJ6EQ7juDUHsSvVSbQdocJvT_9ZObbbTkJkwZfa1OvpEYXIvKBldJ-CN07nO/s320/OrangeSpongePolypore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269831820507062482" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This one wasn't marked and didn't positively identify it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I figured it for the aster family.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOH8Zxx92bqJUt5mA58XwYPtm2COAo1AgRDkL1bmasRU4uv5-O6vB25NACgziiZbp9IddQdSCehInFbd1dLP0eWO7Svd6Fs4vGtfjjSjpFsR5Ly3OcRkxSJSRhix5kZ_pTzGi_tLY/s1600-h/IMG_1075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOH8Zxx92bqJUt5mA58XwYPtm2COAo1AgRDkL1bmasRU4uv5-O6vB25NACgziiZbp9IddQdSCehInFbd1dLP0eWO7Svd6Fs4vGtfjjSjpFsR5Ly3OcRkxSJSRhix5kZ_pTzGi_tLY/s320/IMG_1075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269831820450767634" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Balsamroot </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PRnxxj32-F2W73NQGRs-u8Axt8h82e4EOoOElClXFf_h1_0HM0HgnF_N_OOwKToz-G4rrUXOpKlb0uoGTjT_q7K2m-0ELwePOApbgU2RGycn22E7xEVrq2UoeQ1TJIwosf5Ycytc/s1600-h/Balsamroots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PRnxxj32-F2W73NQGRs-u8Axt8h82e4EOoOElClXFf_h1_0HM0HgnF_N_OOwKToz-G4rrUXOpKlb0uoGTjT_q7K2m-0ELwePOApbgU2RGycn22E7xEVrq2UoeQ1TJIwosf5Ycytc/s320/Balsamroots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269831815395512898" /></a>I read that balsamroot isn't that common in the wild. Perhaps that's why I haven't run across it on my hikes. This one is planted along side some flowers that will be treats in the spring like the camas lily. I'll be sure to visit this spot in the spring.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-24129774193386633662008-11-17T19:01:00.000-08:002008-11-17T19:10:37.955-08:00Calming Silence<div style="text-align: center;">Sunset</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlxg4vHAGXVjTMf_eY5ToAhdq3KQX0gf7jmuRESqRHZ72SkT9gBLHLLwPf__Q2GWXySAQkjiYzZytx1doz4mNo8UpAn7xQBgVKVfIQpyAoMZog1vJMUJQ5r_uNSWu65g0KVZ2dy1m/s1600-h/Sunset.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlxg4vHAGXVjTMf_eY5ToAhdq3KQX0gf7jmuRESqRHZ72SkT9gBLHLLwPf__Q2GWXySAQkjiYzZytx1doz4mNo8UpAn7xQBgVKVfIQpyAoMZog1vJMUJQ5r_uNSWu65g0KVZ2dy1m/s320/Sunset.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269828497124636882" /></a><br /><div>I know a lot of sunsets have a clearly visible sun in them but I'm in love with the clouds so this one really sang to me.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9keusqdHIEhOzb_YOhP9GM3mJtATKyAsA1GeQbgfIgXWtnnV3W9ghJYQlcK8aKxoJMXoVmwM08U6GR0ety-Xm49a4_NJ9SBlNVhpVmn24t1sNzkj3xweJJMUhzIGRQ6cOX_PJW6J/s1600-h/clouds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9keusqdHIEhOzb_YOhP9GM3mJtATKyAsA1GeQbgfIgXWtnnV3W9ghJYQlcK8aKxoJMXoVmwM08U6GR0ety-Xm49a4_NJ9SBlNVhpVmn24t1sNzkj3xweJJMUhzIGRQ6cOX_PJW6J/s320/clouds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269828490083763522" /></a><br /></div><div>Speaking of clouds... I don't usually take pictures of clouds. But I don't know why because they are so neat! </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Theller Wetlands</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphpjMWz-Ycms4TpFCuz57WqwOlUoyAkZpq3YUW_eZlyXMYGabG3dCRjhlbZEbDIxmehFo2zqbBIimXr5Aw5Gb8zDGv18zYzTD5Ftl5CZDFiKJ5AiDoSax5PWBIASZa7Y37ndf_HOi/s1600-h/ThellerWetlands.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphpjMWz-Ycms4TpFCuz57WqwOlUoyAkZpq3YUW_eZlyXMYGabG3dCRjhlbZEbDIxmehFo2zqbBIimXr5Aw5Gb8zDGv18zYzTD5Ftl5CZDFiKJ5AiDoSax5PWBIASZa7Y37ndf_HOi/s320/ThellerWetlands.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269828490158678322" /></a>This lovely spot was at the end of the Hood Canal in Belfair, WA. It isn't the woody type of place I usually visit but it had its own beauty.</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-16102075103043064902008-11-01T13:00:00.001-07:002008-11-01T13:17:50.702-07:00Fall Beauty<div>I have so much homework to do that I feel sick to my stomach. So before diving into it, I decided to take some pictures and do this blog. You know, find my zen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a small piece of my front yard. We have raked diligently but you cannot tell at all. Its pretty... now that it has started raining again, I doubt we will get much more of it raked. Oh well, at least its pretty and good for the soil. As you can imagine, we have oodles of mushrooms under these leaves.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil34ZOwi2DN3w5msyyJvyKSTvh6inmOYGvqtBP0vjwC3bx5bGJW7Ke6UCgusewKmEY8Ux4BbT8eTYuw0lb8IjsQXotbFHUSIh02OvsABRElyYWCVTED8Y3SP3BPzcf3_dI9un8_voV/s1600-h/YardofLeaves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil34ZOwi2DN3w5msyyJvyKSTvh6inmOYGvqtBP0vjwC3bx5bGJW7Ke6UCgusewKmEY8Ux4BbT8eTYuw0lb8IjsQXotbFHUSIh02OvsABRElyYWCVTED8Y3SP3BPzcf3_dI9un8_voV/s320/YardofLeaves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263782209106752146" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here we have that lonely Vine Maple that lives in the shade so will only turn yellow. Now that it has all turned, I think it is a beautiful shade of yellow and am tickled when I see it. :)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL_gD7ExB-iw7kN1RpkWEc8afbLgbMD9b4g8WNWDh1_6YSqCVb8GzpzdleqQb2Ekh2bpSGHm5lEGi674fhQjeHC8EBffifL6RpRmPhRfFQT4fIVRaTMuwPxFi1lz784Kn_pTAIKbQ/s1600-h/VineMaple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL_gD7ExB-iw7kN1RpkWEc8afbLgbMD9b4g8WNWDh1_6YSqCVb8GzpzdleqQb2Ekh2bpSGHm5lEGi674fhQjeHC8EBffifL6RpRmPhRfFQT4fIVRaTMuwPxFi1lz784Kn_pTAIKbQ/s320/VineMaple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263782203172535346" /></a><br /></div><div>A few blogs back I posted a pic of a Douglas Maple leaf starting to turn red. Here is one that is completely turned. So pretty!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpaDIqXzo8zLj0NAiVGHDVGg9awlBX3Wbdz2Js8Zolyxqe4Gk4tcgTqXKjHyoz3m78kk4DcaGTUAQzB-WW7TjLejSqlCGO1aE9aW5jNWTq_Y3JDrc8KVx7MlaKdZx5EJ2K8BW9kyn/s1600-h/RedLfDouglasMaple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpaDIqXzo8zLj0NAiVGHDVGg9awlBX3Wbdz2Js8Zolyxqe4Gk4tcgTqXKjHyoz3m78kk4DcaGTUAQzB-WW7TjLejSqlCGO1aE9aW5jNWTq_Y3JDrc8KVx7MlaKdZx5EJ2K8BW9kyn/s320/RedLfDouglasMaple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263782205235871634" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And here is a shot of the Douglas Maple. As you can see, there are leaves in all different stages. I was hoping the whole thing would turn red at once like the Vine Maple does but I guess not here. That's okay, I'm still really enjoying this one. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNktm1mByWfAlAnLT_QYA1nVHbhsZ9hWib9vA8S1TawcQf99B4ftTtfJ-8Zo0C-iQbWwyNaDlxtsCJ6dJkQP7T57RFLz5xT_PVL42KiBo9hzz3a3rE_jSqSCfzqAEMmsB29nY0-bNW/s1600-h/FallDouglousMaple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNktm1mByWfAlAnLT_QYA1nVHbhsZ9hWib9vA8S1TawcQf99B4ftTtfJ-8Zo0C-iQbWwyNaDlxtsCJ6dJkQP7T57RFLz5xT_PVL42KiBo9hzz3a3rE_jSqSCfzqAEMmsB29nY0-bNW/s320/FallDouglousMaple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263782197940583490" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I spied this mushroom in my front yard where very few leaves have fallen. It is completely in the open and all alone. No other mushrooms like it or different are growing in this area. Is it growing from the roots of the grass or what? I wish I had x-ray vision so I could peer into the ground without disturbing it to see where its roots go. I haven't seen any mushrooms like this one on my treks into the woods or anywhere else on my property. Perhaps I'm just not looking close enough.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahzhe0ZgO3yzCy5Y9AYtPtvkSw_9xqcQEfwaNyFldPs-pIuPXwL06gxgjx7Ba-dsOp_xd7I__nSqm5M6WDQwCFltXVM1N6nPEfI0_aBMOMC2kqOiv0fpEHBjmVgTV-GrlHn28-QOk/s1600-h/WhiteTipsShroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahzhe0ZgO3yzCy5Y9AYtPtvkSw_9xqcQEfwaNyFldPs-pIuPXwL06gxgjx7Ba-dsOp_xd7I__nSqm5M6WDQwCFltXVM1N6nPEfI0_aBMOMC2kqOiv0fpEHBjmVgTV-GrlHn28-QOk/s320/WhiteTipsShroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263782198463669666" /></a>That is one of the neatest looking mushrooms I've seen. I see fallen Indian Plum leaves and a few feet away is a large Indian Plum standing about 8' high so maybe there's a connection there. But its hard to say because that is located at the edge of a coniferous greenbelt so who knows?</div>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-63830779231014573602008-10-26T17:09:00.000-07:002008-10-26T17:20:01.033-07:00More Mushrooms!!!<div>Here are some more mushrooms I found. I did not manage to identify any of these.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2XXewsBzrD1oXAZ-8dV7bp11wibOjM6Bw58xwk8g0bse0oDoDW1WZIhLrrfTgOeQA8vpd9O9Ee3LcW-5DPnPIiPg5UgKOi0U69ix8qBmHKQyMB0HOjWYQOslKOAlXzPdr9JUJBn_/s1600-h/BlackNipple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2XXewsBzrD1oXAZ-8dV7bp11wibOjM6Bw58xwk8g0bse0oDoDW1WZIhLrrfTgOeQA8vpd9O9Ee3LcW-5DPnPIiPg5UgKOi0U69ix8qBmHKQyMB0HOjWYQOslKOAlXzPdr9JUJBn_/s320/BlackNipple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621450877663586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvVmZpsED_1ufmP_tVcCsBSFkRDyGyRxPbbHpFiXbYSeorz6aXJ0hyphenhyphenFwReiYSu7_EOxuBqRkVZkxkyIXOEfYYF-_3qfXyrNEo9-FcFarIMrmah9ppYf8rAq2EfsWZoGTfamgO30iC/s1600-h/CurvyWhite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvVmZpsED_1ufmP_tVcCsBSFkRDyGyRxPbbHpFiXbYSeorz6aXJ0hyphenhyphenFwReiYSu7_EOxuBqRkVZkxkyIXOEfYYF-_3qfXyrNEo9-FcFarIMrmah9ppYf8rAq2EfsWZoGTfamgO30iC/s320/CurvyWhite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621449836159234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vllwHljXUuxaNQnd2ctH7rDzQVamf8w2bUtxZzQCKmk7KXkoSLIsBc6jcVov-fSa-29piWGoxOXLZZnx0Z5D8zckPXEYI_YQio3H6HpJCqKhTiTpq0iAz5f0Fxs-mmRVNnFi_CRh/s1600-h/RedCap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vllwHljXUuxaNQnd2ctH7rDzQVamf8w2bUtxZzQCKmk7KXkoSLIsBc6jcVov-fSa-29piWGoxOXLZZnx0Z5D8zckPXEYI_YQio3H6HpJCqKhTiTpq0iAz5f0Fxs-mmRVNnFi_CRh/s320/RedCap.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621442944390322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyszXu6RZrw9SUoDyKTfcMeQC4j4zw7KpCiWz-S_8aub8usC6ndkOUq3E_F0k1fV0vsQCCjX3grWr0xr73v1bBDr124lJZF44V2LNLc8mT_uwviZ6Z64pfo5K67SNeQggiiDHCQJK5/s1600-h/RedStalkBlackHead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyszXu6RZrw9SUoDyKTfcMeQC4j4zw7KpCiWz-S_8aub8usC6ndkOUq3E_F0k1fV0vsQCCjX3grWr0xr73v1bBDr124lJZF44V2LNLc8mT_uwviZ6Z64pfo5K67SNeQggiiDHCQJK5/s320/RedStalkBlackHead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621437243402578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-96F-eTMDRAvcntNKX_ruv22WKS_3rAYbZYj8XM1RlnAL-ZcD0f-YBpRaVKHepILoBGEsvKZCgB68UC8WJQYpfkpPEqSJSW8brRjJulyBSD9qnytarxnLQW4NQ1KODH0xs8DpG_t/s1600-h/Stubby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-96F-eTMDRAvcntNKX_ruv22WKS_3rAYbZYj8XM1RlnAL-ZcD0f-YBpRaVKHepILoBGEsvKZCgB68UC8WJQYpfkpPEqSJSW8brRjJulyBSD9qnytarxnLQW4NQ1KODH0xs8DpG_t/s320/Stubby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621427795420418" /></a>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271056394496692922.post-51999757876402809982008-10-26T17:02:00.001-07:002008-10-26T17:09:14.073-07:00Mushrooms!!!<div>I haven't had much practice with identifying fungi. I was only able to identify one of them and I'm only about 75% sure about it. So I will leave out the names of them. These are the weirdest (and coolest) ones I found.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuODSGQjviQ_CxLOH5kJxnRq_KpR-zr5IYZrLI32XoV8ytxWEEDsRtvJzbv4jsG1jpG0-2CabNTNfEKmnxf27wFYVgt-EMIs4HUUMs3gpET3DMta2K8hrV0-rGUWbK18VMjKqtKLk/s1600-h/Orange.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuODSGQjviQ_CxLOH5kJxnRq_KpR-zr5IYZrLI32XoV8ytxWEEDsRtvJzbv4jsG1jpG0-2CabNTNfEKmnxf27wFYVgt-EMIs4HUUMs3gpET3DMta2K8hrV0-rGUWbK18VMjKqtKLk/s320/Orange.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261618450542315618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBla84FmILh2C5gRPrWqrXKWl-bCHhqxAmJhiNeBRWeDeuUn-7uK2Thjka4e-d8NKRv2GHcRRK9YVNgX19f-nL4UZg4DtyuHCn-u_pXDdzIQ4cFrLr_6ePbEiGipcifO4CWKAPvmxB/s1600-h/RedTubes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBla84FmILh2C5gRPrWqrXKWl-bCHhqxAmJhiNeBRWeDeuUn-7uK2Thjka4e-d8NKRv2GHcRRK9YVNgX19f-nL4UZg4DtyuHCn-u_pXDdzIQ4cFrLr_6ePbEiGipcifO4CWKAPvmxB/s320/RedTubes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261618438495288050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXKEk313oDZGIJW0V8XeA8nP46AebyPe-VfwUjrclBXWndISWhay5AdMNDCjW7oaPm34tNrWvi0Fe8HQK-1MYwJAR6NeA6PleowG4huc1SAD_pk0gTc0ybh7Te77vZ_pdtFQ84AIn/s1600-h/RedTubesTop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXKEk313oDZGIJW0V8XeA8nP46AebyPe-VfwUjrclBXWndISWhay5AdMNDCjW7oaPm34tNrWvi0Fe8HQK-1MYwJAR6NeA6PleowG4huc1SAD_pk0gTc0ybh7Te77vZ_pdtFQ84AIn/s320/RedTubesTop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261618434667141634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMC1tfnMtoaQ4Swf9a5CexV8rpv46Q1cZTfgXxm5pixEcxMuW7ZxU_JN7VbSzt4xsErIQlwGACsVIiP8xzabcB3axGOzISS4zMPOBqa7aIuxmm0lAs4HPBzLG3IC9fiwQtmyLQmW8N/s1600-h/Ramaria+sanguinea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMC1tfnMtoaQ4Swf9a5CexV8rpv46Q1cZTfgXxm5pixEcxMuW7ZxU_JN7VbSzt4xsErIQlwGACsVIiP8xzabcB3axGOzISS4zMPOBqa7aIuxmm0lAs4HPBzLG3IC9fiwQtmyLQmW8N/s320/Ramaria+sanguinea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261618434882057442" /></a>~angel~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00664077917143041877noreply@blogger.com3