A Walk in July

It's lovely out, let's take a walk.

This time of year everything is ripening - including the Hazel nuts.

This is a Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium). The berries are a bright red, 1/4-1/2 in., edible but somewhat tart. The plant grows in coniferous forests, in humus, from coastline to mid-elevations. It is often seen growing out of old rotting stumps as this plant was.  It blooms more prolifically and sets more fruit in forest openings that get more light. This plant was in the dense shade and thus berry production was sparse. 

This is the Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus).  Ironically it is climbing (not trailing) up a small Douglas Fir tree.

I go back to 'who knows' the name of this. I didn't recognize the leaf, but the plant, whatever it is, has set berries. 

I think there's nothing glossier than the berries of False Solomon's Seal.

Again I plead ignorance - lovely berries whatever they are! 

The Thimbleberries (Rubus parviflorus) are so pretty I decided they were deserving of a series of photos.  Here's a crowd-shot.

A close up of a ripening berry - isn't that they most luscious pink?  It reminds me of a shade in the GAST Simply Shaker family of colors.

And here is a ripe Thimbleberry.  Nope!  I've never tasted one. 

Watch out!  This is the berries and leaves of Poison Oak!

We will end this walk at the Secret Path.