Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Part two- July 20 mushroom hunt

The tiny white flowers are Star Flowers.  The next picture is more of those orchids.  The colors were so varied.

The last picture is of a Shooting Star.  They are such unique flowers.  I never see more than three of them blooming in the same area.  The green shown here is because we were up above ten thousand feet.  It is much drier farther down where the snow melted off much earlier. 

I laid down in a meadow full of Horsetail Ferns.  Not only were they so intensely green they seemed to dye the air but my herbal insect repellent worked on the clouds of mosquitoes around them.  

1 comment:

Mama Bear said...

so i check in to see what you are up to and look you are amongst "star" flowers. my little stella would love to pick them and put them in some water. so pretty.

i love the cheetoh story. i used to be a cheetoh addict. well, cheese puffs mainly. that terrible orange dye........

roland makes a great companion, doesn't he?

looks like you are enjoying some great weather!