While these are not at all rare, perhaps because of the time of their bloom I see few of these wild orchids (and maybe because they are very easy to overlook in the tall grasses of mid-summer).
White or Boreal Bog Orchid, White Rein Orchid, Bog Candle, Scent Bottle, Platanthera dilatata
Western Rattlesnake Plantain, Green-leaf Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodyera oblongifolia
And, there are still other white blossoms too, even on their visitors.
This afternoon a retreat into a deep dark canyon was the best way to get away from the valley heat. Besides, I promised my friend The Pointer that I would take her for a walk. On a trail like this…
above a stream like this.
And the best commentary on the feel and taste of the cold, clear water of Spring Creek:
Last Saturday there some shrubs along the trail with pairs of red berries; Utah Honeysuckle. Then today as I was enjoying some Serviceberries (my favorite wild fruit) I noticed the seed head of a Goat’s Beard, and I realized that it is already getting into the mature time of the season.
With the temperature headed for one hundred today, early morning was the only time for a short hike and yesterday’s post on Jomegat’s Weblog reminded me that the Pipsissewa are starting to bloom, an event I would hate to miss. The wildflowers don’t mind the heat, especially along a wooded canyon trail. There were other flowers in bloom as well.
