Marilyn came over yesterday for a hike......
and after dinner ride to the harbor
We had just started up the Waxmyrtle Trail
when Marilyn spotted a cluster of Gnome Plants,
(Hemitomes congestum)
same as I found on the China Creek trail last year!
Wow! What a find, a new place to see them.
Azalea Occidentale, the Oregon native in the garden
just coming into bloom and very fragrant
Marilyn came over yesterday for a hike......
and after dinner ride to the harbor
We had just started up the Waxmyrtle Trail
when Marilyn spotted a cluster of Gnome Plants,
(Hemitomes congestum)
same as I found on the China Creek trail last year!
Wow! What a find, a new place to see them.
Azalea Occidentale, the Oregon native in the garden
just coming into bloom and very fragrant
The best native rhododendron display I've seen
since I've lived here. Really wow!
Each plant grows from seed so each one is different.
There is every variation on the theme.
The cool weather has let the blossoms last.
The best native rhododendron display I've seen
since I've lived here. Really wow!
Each plant grows from seed so each one is different.
There is every variation on the theme.
The cool weather has let the blossoms last.
First camping trip of the year to Edson Creek
near Port Orford, sadly without kitty
Bike ride up Sixes River Rooad, in the ferns
through the trees....
a little too close to the waterfall, ooops!
long canyon view
Thai soup at Coquille Point on the way home
First camping trip of the year to Edson Creek
near Port Orford, sadly without kitty
Bike ride up Sixes River Rooad, in the ferns
through the trees....
a little too close to the waterfall, ooops!
long canyon view
Thai soup at Coquille Point on the way home
Rhododendron PJM in foreground,
Cream Crest to the rear
Rhododendron Cream Crest
Rhododendron yakusimanum, a species
(as opposed to hybrid) from Japan
Rhododendron hanceanum nanum (another species)
Rhododendron pemakoense, a species from
the Himalayas
Rhododendron PJM in foreground,
Cream Crest to the rear
Rhododendron Cream Crest
Rhododendron yakusimanum, a species
(as opposed to hybrid) from Japan
Rhododendron hanceanum nanum (another species)
Rhododendron pemakoense, a species from
the Himalayas
Mitcho was so distraught about Tuxy (our kitty
of 8 years who died of cancer on saturday) he offered to
go on a hike with me! On the dock at Cleowox Lake.
He was the best kitty, check his blog here
Native Rhododendron macrophyllum in flower
In the tall trees
Clowning around at the amphitheater