2005 Gallery

Photo by Lynne on 5/27/2005.

The first Larkspur of the year. Photo by Lynne on 5/27/2005.

Some kind of aster, daisy or fleabane, the closest match we can come up with is Arctic Fleabane given the size of the flowers, length of the stalks and the leaves.

Photo by Lynne on 6/6/2005.

This is a tiny, tiny flower. Photo by Lynne on 6/8/2005.

Photo by Lynne on 6/8/2005.

Another photo of this tiny flower. This was growing in disturbed soil (decomposed granite, actually) along a roadside. Photo by Lynne on 6/8/2005.

Photo by Lynne on 6/8/2005.

Another nice photo of Bluebells taken by Lynne on 6/6/2005.

This photo of Chokecherry blossoms was taken by Lynne on 6/8/2005. Chokecherries are relatively prolific in Sand Creek Park. The small bitter pitted fruit can be made into jelly, but humans seldom get the luxury of picking ripe berries!

This relation to the rose can be recognized by the rose-like leaves, but no thorns on the stalks. The flowers are often ragged and unattractive. This matures to create a sweet edible berry with a soft pit. We have a couple of these bushes near the cabin. Photo by Lynne on 6/9/2005.