End of June flowers (well, almost)

Deptford pink ~ Dianthus armeria

Bluebell-of-Scotland, Harebell ~ Campanula rotundifolia

Mock Orange ~ Philadelphus lewisii

Birch-leaved Spiraea ~ Spiraea betulifolia

Devil’s Club ~ Oplopanax horridus

(It is these spines that give the Devil’s Club its name)

Brewer’s mitrewort, feathery bishop’s-cap ~ Pectiantia breweri

Harsh Indian Paintbrush ~ Castilleja hispida

Fringed Loosestrife ~ Lysimachia ciliata

Tiling’s monkey-flower, large mountain monkey-flower~ Erythranthe tilingii

Sulphur Cinquefoil ~ Potentilla recta

Meadow Buttercup ~ Ranunculus acris

“In the pink”…

Deptford Pink, that is ~ Dianthus armeria

Cold, cold water on a hot, hot day

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:

Oh yes, and there were flowers too.

Wildflowers of summer (11)

As summer draws to a close, blooms of the wildflowers have almost completed; I have only a few more photos of this year’s blooms left to post.

For the next couple of weeks my posting will likely be sporadic and/or brief. Our daughter will be here for a visit and we have a lot of plans, many of which involve trekking into the beautiful back country of Montana. I’m sure there will be many photos to be posted later as a result of those trips, perhaps including some new blooms.

Shrubby Penstemon and Indian Paintbrush

Golden Clover ~ Trifolium aureum

Deptford Pink ~ Dianthus armeria

Yellow Evening Primrose ~ Oenothera villas

Parsnip-flower Buckwheat ~ Erigonum heracleoides

Arrowleaf Buckwheat ~ Erigonum compositum

If it hadn’t been for the milkweed…

Last night in the near darkness along the riverbank as I was returning home from fishing I could have gotten a photo of the most beautiful Showy Milkweed except for two things; (1) I had my fishing rod in my hand and (2) I didn’t have my camera in my hand.

This morning before the sun heated up and the light became too harsh, I went back for a photo and couldn’t find the flower. Well, it might have become part of something’s diet overnight. However, had I not gone back there I would not have seen these Toadflax,

(Common Toadflax, Butter & Eggs, Linaria vulgaris)

or this Western St. John’s-wort (the native one, not the invasive),

(Western St. John’s-wort
Hypericum scouleri)

or this clump of Scarlet Gilia,

(Scarlet Gilia,
Ipomopsis aggregata)

this Brown-eyed Susan,

(Brown-eyed Susan,
Gaillardia aristata)

or get these photos of a Deptford Pink.

(Dianthus armeria,
Deptford pink)

I think I’ll go back tonight and look one more time for that Milkweed.