A springtime walk
First around the yard. Lots of things starting to bloom, but these caught my eye.
An old fashioned flowering quince. You see a lot of these on older homesteads and the parents of these were probably planted soon after the house was finished in 1947.
And the flowers of Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) are another of our early bloomers.
And then into the woods above the house.
Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum) is one of the early indicators of spring.
And our pretty little Wood Violet seems to be everywhere on floor of the woods.
And finally, the elusive Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa). We’ve got our own little plot of these native orchids and the patch seems to grow larger each year. This is one of the larger groups. Each little purple spot is an orchid.
And a closeup.
Popularity: 74% [?]
Very pretty. I love the early blooms, they give such hope.
We’re due for snow later today. Yes. I said snow!
They are all beautiful and delightful, thanks!
Lovely to see Spring appearing all over the globe. I always enjoy your photos, thanks.
The flowers are really quite beautiful and cheer me up..its still frozen in new england and the crocus are just barely beginning to pop. The landscape and flower shots really make my day when I drop by. Good luck on the gansey, its coming along great.
Ooo, are the Calypso Orchids native to Oregon?
Oh! Those Calypso orchids are beautiful! How fascinating to see orchids in the wild like that!