There are wood lilies here . Sometimes you have to look pretty hard and at other times you get lucky. The time they bloom seems to vary a bit. I came up empty on my wood lily search.
After I got through the woods trail I walked up a trail which follows the escarpment. It was an old utility road but when the sanctuary was established In the late 1980's it made an excellent trail. The road has grown in and you can find a number of wild flowers at the edge of the trail.
I was quite surprised to find an abundance of yellow lady slippers. They have been planted but the area would have had lady slippers. The lady slippers appear to be doing well.
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| Yellow lady slippers doing well. |
Then I found a blue flower that I had heard people talking about on other field trips. So what I found was blue eyed grass. I see why people rave about it as the blue color is spectacular. The stem is flat like a shoe lace.
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| Next time remind me to get on my belly to take a photo of blue eyed grass. |
The roses are just stating to bloom. Soon all the edges of woodlands will be decorated with roses.
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| These are very common at this time of year. |
we have blue-eyed grass here, too. i love that across all the miles, we might have a few similar wildflowers. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's much more common than we think. we are used to being in our own little world.
DeleteYou might not have found wood lilies but you did find some lovely surprises.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to think little wood fairies wear those slippers. :)
Lovely post Red!
Yes. There are many more orchids here but some of them are very rare.
DeleteWhat a treat to find the Lady Slippers! Our PNW red ones are nearly extinct.
ReplyDeleteMost native habitat is gone here too. Pretty sad when we destroy natural areas.
DeleteYou found some wonderful flowers on this walk! Not finding the wood lilies gives you a great reason to try again.
ReplyDeleteI suppose if I looked harder I would find more but because I was focused on one I missed others.
DeleteHi Red - I agree - sometimes you discover all the normal things growing when you are looking for just that one thing. I love walking down by the river in the evening. Its only 5 minutes from the house and I am always surprised at the growth of the flowers, shrubs etc and there are always the eagles to watch if the tide is right and they are out fishing for their supper. Usually sit on one of the many benches and enjoy the sun setting and the birds calling in the sky, interrupted occasionally by a boat or two. So, even though you did not find the wood lily, you found some nice colour and yes, get down on the ground for that next blue grass flower. ha,ha
ReplyDeleteI will get my wood lily ...don't worry. Tides are fascinating to watch for athis little prairie boy
DeleteIt is nice you found some different flowers, but as well so beautiful as the one you were looking for. The name ladies shoes is funny, has never heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteI like how the term shoes comes out. It gives a different meaning and makes things interesting. They are in the orchid family.
DeleteYou saw some beautiful blooms on your walk. Purple/lavender is a favorite color of mine.
ReplyDeleteA surprising number of flowers have your favorite color.
DeleteIt's those unexpected discoveries that bring the most joy, wouldn't you agree?
ReplyDeleteThe surprises some how or other give us more satisfaction.
DeleteI loved your walk, Red! Looking for wild flowers is always a favorite of mine.
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We just don't spend near enough time watching the flowers.
DeleteOh, I love yellow lady slippers, Red. A totally cool flower. Hope you find the wood lily and show me what it looks like. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe wood lily is more commonly known as the tiger lily and you may be familiar with that name and also the flower. It goes by two other names other than wood lily. I will get my picture!
DeleteSo enjoyed seekng the yellow lady slippers ...we isually have a frw pink ones in the woods but haven't seen them this year.
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely flowers! Keep looking for those wood lilies. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved lady slippers. We had them at the cottage when I was a kid. I have't seen them in ages.
ReplyDeleteNext time get on your belly to take a photo of blue eyed grass!
Much fun, I love your blog posts!
Such a wonderful woodland walk. Beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteGreat flower shots, Blue Eyed Grass is really hard to photograph..you did good! :)
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