Batumi Gold

Daisies

Mt. Baker on an April morning

Rainbow Lorikeets

Blue Heron

Lunar Eclipse

Photo taken using a Canon Power Shot S400 through a Bushnell Spotting Scope. October 27th, 2004 Lunar Eclipse

Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus is called Skunk Cabbage because of the malodorous, distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits. This odor will permeate the area where the plant grows, and can be detected even in old, dried specimens. The foul odor attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles. Skunk Cabbage is found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Pacific Northwest, where it is one of the few native species in the arum family. Other common names include Yellow Skunk Cabbage and Swamp Lantern.

Shooting Stars

The wild Shooting Stars are beginning to bloom. I have also seen white ones.

Dodecatheon is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the Primrose family Primulaceae. The species have basal clumps of leaves and nodding flowers that are produced at the top of tall stems that rise from where the leaves join the crown. They are commonly called Shooting Stars because of the flower shape. The genus is largely confined to North America and part of northeastern Siberia. Common names also include, American Cowslip, Mosquito Bills, Mad Violets, and Sailor-caps.