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In our hikes out west this summer we saw lots of beautiful rock. After I took this photo I immediately saw the face in it, so wanted to share it in my color series even though it doesn’t really represent just one color. (Taken on the Redrock Falls trail, Glacier National Park, Montana.)
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What you see in this photo is a close-up of just one cluster of smaller flowers on one ray (of 27) on a plant with an umbel of white flowers. (I am trying to sound like I know what I’m talking about!) I am not completely sure, because several wildflowers have similar traits, but I think this is a Cow Parsnip (although it really looks like the flower in this photo that someone is calling “wild carrot“—same thing?). This close-up reminds me of a classic wedding bouquet. We saw it on our hike to Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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A close-up of intriguing lichen on rock along the Grinnell Lake trail in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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This astilbe is so interesting close-up. Not that it’s not interesting from a distance, but you can see that the flower has a blizzard of intricate petals in this detail view. It’s pink-purple, orchid-fuschia, and more.
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This is a tea rose bud, courtesy of a plant given long ago by my cousin Melissa. It is still blooming despite our less-than-doting care of it!
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I put this in a bulb vase waaaaaaay later than you’re supposed to. But it survived and bloomed anyway!
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One of my mom’s favorites, Wild Phlox or Wild Sweet William. They have a wonderful blue-purple color and a nice scent. And they perk up the yard and woods at just the right time in spring.
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Another variety of the ancient tulips in front that never die.
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The soft red of the wild columbine.
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We love to see the emergence of the bright green raspberry leaves each spring. This photo comes after the posts of raspberries and raspberry sauce earlier this month, but this color post here breaks up the pinks and purples a little.