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Title: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: GoodEarth on April 13, 2015, 08:38:11 AM

Every year, around my birthday, my wife and I travel to one of our favorite spots in the Olympic Mountains to photograph the wild flowers. We have been returning to this same spot for 6 years now.

With the unseasonable warm winter and lack of snow, we thought we should go a couple of weeks early, just in case. It was totally worth it.

The Native Chocolate Lilies were just past their peak, by about a day. Usually they aren't in flower for another two weeks yet. The Fawn lilies as well were just past prime.

A special treat was to find the fairy slipper orchid. Very Rare! I've only seen it blooming one other time.
Trillium:
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5448.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5448.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5451.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5451.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5457.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5457.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5466.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5466.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5476.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5476.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5498.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5498.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5505.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5505.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5508.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5508.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5529.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5529.jpg.html)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/Pipersfarm/IMG_5532.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/Pipersfarm/media/IMG_5532.jpg.html)
 

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: Gergis on April 13, 2015, 08:51:55 AM

Fairy slippers are my favorite! Never seen the chocolate variety that I can think of..been looking for a long time now.. Very cool man!

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: Itsandbits on April 13, 2015, 12:37:11 PM

nice to see the lush green growth, we had our wet spell and everything is browning out again; about a month early...hope we get some april showers, even the rivers seem to have crested; about 10ft. lower than normal :(

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: lithicbeads on April 13, 2015, 03:03:39 PM

 scary early on these beautiful flowers. Thanks for taking us along.

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: Minkos61 on April 13, 2015, 05:24:27 PM

Great pics Joshua and Jenn thanks for sharing :coffee2:

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: wampidy on April 14, 2015, 09:52:42 AM

The flowers in that last photo are totally awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Jim

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: MrsWTownsend on April 14, 2015, 11:39:10 AM

Man, it looks so lush and green there.  What a neat place and to be able to see all of these beautiful flowers in bloom- a treat indeed!

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: hummingbirdstones on April 14, 2015, 06:52:52 PM

Beautiful photos of those wild flowers.  Thanks for sharing them.   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: MrsWTownsend on April 16, 2015, 10:12:34 AM

Oh, something else I forgot to mention...

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh240/MrsWTownsend/smilies/happybday.gif) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/MrsWTownsend/media/smilies/happybday.gif.html)

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: Enchantra on April 16, 2015, 12:15:46 PM

Gorgeous photos!  I love the flowers.  Lady Slippers are so beautiful, yet so rare.  It's great to see some still existing in their native habitat.
Happy Birthday!   :headbang:

Title: Re: (Early) Spring Wildflower Trip
Post by: Helene Fielder on April 19, 2015, 04:11:48 PM

I believe I have that orchid by my studio in a damp shady area.   I'll take a picture when it blooms to be sure.   I live in Mississippi, that's a bit of difference from your local.


Happy birthday.