We have had a nice day or two, but mostly we've had gray skies and much-needed rain. So much of the outdoor world is a vibrant green. Let's take a look.
This is commonly called Buck Brush, Oregon Tea Tree or Redstem Ceanothus (Ceanothus sanguineus).
New growth on a young Douglas fir
This year's crop of Douglas fir cones
Bright green fir new growth
Bracken Fern
Cascara
Almost in bloom
The Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), along the Big Creek has rebounded and that is great. Here's a list of critters that eat the fruit: Robins, thrushes, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, jays, bluebirds, catbirds, kingbirds, and grouse eat chokecherries, and so do mice, voles, chipmunks, squirrels, skunks, foxes, deer, bear, and moose!
Sword Fern - our most common forest fern
Willows and Ash at the edge of the Big Creek
Oregon White Oak
Hawthorne
Everything looks so lush and green, Beth. Glad the Chokecherry down by the creek is returning. The Mountain Laurel in our yard and woods is beginning to bloom here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice walk Beth. All is green and pretty here too. Plus we have had a nice amount of rain.
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