Arrowleaf balsamroot, Tom McCall Preserve

There were fields of these flowers, but I preferred this close up. Timed for wind, which is highly present here. Above a high cliff along the Columbia River between Mosier and The Dalles, Oregon

Scarlet Gilia, Iron Mountain

On a hike up Iron Mountain, one of the best wildflower hikes in Oregon's Cascades, several Scarlet Gilia (also known as skyrockets) stuck out onto the trail. No problem.

Blue

A local garden plant. Interesting subject.

Mariiposa Lily

Baskett Slough NWR has a short window each year when these appear, before the other new flowers overgrow them. These are found around on Mount Baldy, which is actually only a few hundred feet high.

Oregon Checkermallow #1

Another rare plant from Baskett Slough/Mount Baldy. Major part of diet for Fender's Blue butterflies.

Bitterroot (Lewisia rediva)

A resident of drier sections of the Columbia Gorge. Early spring season bllome.

Bush Park Greehouse Flower

Not a Wildflower, but characteristic of the flowers a well-to-do family might have grwon for them in their greenhouse in the mid 1800's.

Transparent Trillium

The Western Trillium is one of the first flowers to emerge in the spring.

Golden Paintbrush ( Castilleja levisecta)

Very Rare endangered flower grown in Oregon. Location to remain undisclosed.

Anemone

A local neighborhood garden has these provacative, elegant flowers every year.

Flower

This is a domestic flower taken probably at Schreiner's Iris Garden north of Keizer, Oregon.

Wet Poppy, Schreiners Iris Garden

This was an unusual scene at Schreiner's Iris garden, where they display there fantastic varieties of Irises. I always prefer the iceleandic Poppies and other more conventional flowers, especially when they're wet.

Grass, Flower Buds, and Lava Rock

Near Eagle Lake, California., a very dry lake that is danger of disappearing. I noticed this old red lava rock road with some life in the cracks. The area around Lake Almanor used to have lots of roads paved with red lava rock, and it held up pretty well.

Cactus, Painted Hills, Oregon

Cactus, Painted Hills, Oregon. This is an easy way to get a sharp picture. Just be careful. This was taken on my 4x5.

Westrern Tiger Lily

Tiger Lillies bloom all aver the west coast at different times of the Spring.

Fairy Slipper, Sahalie Falls, Oregon

This Fairy Slipper was in the woods partway down the Trail to Carmen Reservoir. Fabulous mist from the MacKenzie River creates a great place for many wildflowers and mushrooms. Picking these flowers destroys the roots and the plant.

Domesticated Poppy Flower

This is a domesticated flower, possibly a Icelandic Poppy, taken at Schreiner's Iris Garden north of Keizer, Oregon. The home of the iris Festival in early May.

Corydalis scouleri, Silver Falls, Oregon

The last two years have seen an early bloom and quick die off of the lovely Corydalis flowers along Silver Creek.

Lupine, Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Elegant Lupine (Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus) in Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. This was a scary part of the trail where I heard rattlesnakes and saw little field mice. Also many wonderful Arrowleaf Balsamroot.

Larkspur, Mount Pisgah

Larkspur, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, South of Eugene Oregon. These are probably Delphinium burkei (Tall Meadow Larkspur) because of their height. wonderful display annually.

Emerging Larkspur, Mount Pisgah Arboretum

There is a part of the Arboretum at Mount Pisgah which I would call the Larkspur Walk. In a typical year, at a certain time in spring, multiple blooms of this pretty flower go through all the phases. Delphinium decorum.

Poppy #5

I am unsure of where I took Poppy #5. But it was very moist.

Poppy #3

Poppy #3 was taken near San Luis Reservoir, in the coast range of California on Pacheco Pass. It was one of the first times I noticed the poppies losing their "hat", which all of them do.

Poppy #6

Poppy #6 was taken on Pacheco Pass near San Luis Reservoir.

Poppy #2

Second In a series of California Poppies, Eschcholzia californica, somewhere in the Sierra Foothills.

Poppy #7

Poppy #7 was taken at my house in Keizer, Oregon.

Poppy #4

A white/Albino poppy that grew perennially in our yard near Oakhurst California, in the mid Sierras around 3500 feet.

Poppy #1

Poppy #1 was taken near Chinese Camp, California. I remember laying down and getting drenched in order to take this picture.

Douglas Iris

This is a Douglas Iris from my driveway in Oakhurst, California. Even though we live in Keizer, Oregon, where we have several commercial Iris growers, i like the simpler natives better. This was taken with the fabulous Micro Nikkor 70-180mm lens, which helped with the lovely background.

Oregon Checkermallow #2

Baskett Slough's Mount Baldy is the location for this vital ingredient of the Fender's Blue Butterfly's diet.