I decided to take our dog for a walk up Boyle Ravine on a trail I've been hiking regularly for over 7 years (critical number), when I came across this beautiful Leopard Lily. This is the first one I've seen blooming this year, although I know of several other spots near Quincy where they are very close to blooming. Then I looked up and saw this very disturbing sign. Someone posing as a Constitutional scholar. I wonder if the sign was printed in one of Cliven Bundy's barns. Sad state of affairs. Or, I wonder if they've cloned that crackpot?
I decided to continue with my photography while our dog cooled off in the creek. Another Leopard Lily nearby was in a very different lighting situation.
There was lots of Lemmon's Wild Ginger near the creek. I thought this cluster of leaves was one of the prettiest, despite being adjacent to an ugly plastic pipe. The blossom below was slightly exposed, so I moved in for a close-up.
This plant is in the Birthwort Family, along with the Pipevine found at lower elevations.
I saw something flickering in the dry leaves then spotted this horntail, a non-threatening wasp. She might have been looking for a place to lay eggs.
Then, I caught the last blooms of Jewel Flower. I photographed these in their prime last year around this time, but this year it's so dry they aren't doing well.
I got lots of other photos on this walk. I'll post more tomorrow morning - after taking another walk. I want to see what the other side of the sign looks like.
Either tomorrow or the next day, if I don't get shot, I'll have a small celebration as visits to this blog should hit 100,000! Thanks everybody for viewing and for your feedback.
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