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.