Deeper into Spring

 

Thrilled to visit with the lovely Calypso orchids

more commonly called Fairy Slippers

Native stonecrop succulents that slept beneath winter's snow 

have sprung to life in perfection

along with joyous moss

 

 

 tis the season for lovely morels

or should I say yummy morels

make two wishes

one for you

and one for our lovely world

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It has been so long... since i posted

in early summer

a lovely lady slipper orchid

a single lemon mandala of lichen on rock

this green orchid was a lovely surprise

found it as i was harvesting wild huckleberries

always fun to meet a new wildlfower

our summer has been cooler than usual

with many rainstorms

dramatic thunder and lightning

inspiring mushrooms to fruit

you know I love that!

a young moose appeared on a trail

so sweet, mamma was near by

I love these little rock dwellers

the spotted saxifrage

found in the mountains

another new flower to me: Capnoides sempervirens

the rock harlequin

waterfalls

summer is also about waterfalls

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a glimpse of a Montana summer

I hope you are enjoying summer wherever you are in the world!

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Calypso bulbosa

an early arrival

they usually don't bloom for a couple or few more weeks

in my little snow belt area

but there it was

a little Fairyslipper

Calypso Bulbosa

wild orchid

nearly open

bathing in forest light

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Calypso bulbosa

it is fairy slipper season 

they rise from a tangle on the forest floor

one here, two there

like magic 

wild orchids

cloaked in raindrop gems

the lovely 

Calypso bulbosa

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Fairy Slipper Day ~ Calypso Orchid

be still my heart

how can anyone, like me

have a favorite flower?

flowers are sweet charming beings

each and every one

hiking through the woods today

I found more tiny wild fairy slipper orchids 
than i have ever seen in one walk!

they had me on my knees over and over

taking in their beauty

blending with their presence

finding joy in life

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In the Afternoon Sun

in the afternoon sun

after a gentle rain

near a bubbling brook

where the deer do reign

breathe air pristine

lifting flowers scents

offering fragrance of

fairyslippers breath

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Fairyslipper

a wild and tiny orchid

lives under the canopy of forest

a rare and delightful beauty

but do not step too close

for though it has a heavenly scent

you may damage its fragile roots

and then it will not grow back next year

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Enjoy flowers from around the world:
Today's Flowers

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