Our wildflowers here have been catching up with their blooming cycles and it’s hard to keep up with finding and photographing them. Here are some of the more recent ones.
After the late arrival of warm weather, the wildflowers in this part of Western Montana have been hurrying to catch up with spring. Here are more that have started blooming in May:
Though we in the northern states often become distracted by visions of spring in other parts of the country and the world, nature always does what has been successful for millenniums. Yes it’s spring, but last night’s low was 28°f and it’s still only the time for the small ones and the hardy ones.
Shooting Star, Dodecatheon pulchellum
Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia parviflora
Next week the Trilliums should appear along a favorite trail (if it’s clear of snow). I will try for them on Monday perhaps.
