We’ve only had about an inch and a half of rain so far this year. I’d be hard pressed to complain about that since it rarely rains long enough or hard enough to make it truly miserable. But it leads me to admit that I’m enough of an amateur that cloudy, grey days are a challenge to me. I haven’t really learned to see the photo possibilities and yet I do prefer and like to be out of doors. So I raced out recently thinking the rain had stopped, looking for raindrops. The rain hadn’t stopped. And I hadn’t noticed, but it was windy, too, and pretty cold. It was a quick series of shots and this was the best of the bunch.
Category: Flowers
Lost in primroses
I was nearly overwhelmed when I came upon this display of primroses: flats and flats of bright flowers with the unmistakable sweet smell of spring. Now I think I know what a bee feels like when she happens on a trove of pollen. “Wow! Wait ’til I get back to the hive and share this!” I carry mine back in my camera.
Happy New Year to all my Chinese friends. May this Year of the Snake be good to you.
Glancing back at 2012: Lavender
Street flowers
Carrie Blake Park IV
There’s a lovely terraced community garden at Carrie Blake Park. During the Lavender Farm Faire lush lavender bushes took center stage. More recently an eye-catching display of dahlias has brightened the landscape.
Here’s a broader look at the garden as it moves toward winter hibernation.
These shots end my tour of Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park. It’s a great resource for young and old. It’s fitting that Peninsula Daily News polling awarded it “Best of the Peninsula – Local Park.”
Sharing with
Sunday sunshine
Grindelia (Grindelia stricta), or coastal gumweed, is one of our late-blooming wildflowers. Small shrubs are cheering up trailsides near the marshy areas of Dungeness Recreation Area and can brighten the gloomiest day.
There are bracts on the bushes that are covered with a milky resin that is reputed to have healing properties.