2008-09-12 Timberline

As always, the view was of another mountain.


And, as always, there were the requisite Lupine.


Obligatory butterflies (I'm a sucker for the blues).


Exquisite whites (I'm a sucker for pure white flowers)


Still a sucker.


A very strange contemplative couple.

Some Cyp photos

Here are some assorted photos of cultivated Cyps. Thanks to the grower for sharing the photos.

C acaule


C reginae


C reginae albolabium


C montanum fma welchii (the red around the lip rim distinguishes this form)


C hotei atsumorianum


C froschii


C formosanum


C franchetti


C fasciolatum


C flavum


C flavum semialba


C flavum alba


C flavum luteum


& a weird C froschii that got a bit messed up

2008-09-01 Southern Oregon Take II

Fall in S OR is very dry until about October when the rain starts again. Although rain hasn't fallen since May, the streams are still going fed by groundwater from an unusual water table. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful! 70F and sunny. Not like last year when it was 102F! Bleh!!!

The Darlingtonia turn nice colors as the summer progresses.







Cobra with eyes: I swear I had nothing to do with this! Some bugs thought they were funny though.


I don't know what to make of this... these plants look like seedlings but they're growing on a very old piece of apparently dead hanging rhizome... like trees growing up through old stumps.


The whole point of the trip!


And, back at home, our full time maid is taking some well deserved time off.