Nodding/Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
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Nodding Thistle / Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
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Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Gaillardia
Gaillardia
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Blue Lettuce / Lactuca tatarica
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Green caterpillar on Balsamroot
Fancy 'Cat's Cradle'
Orange Hawkweed
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Showy Aster / Aster conspicuus, rarely seen in blo…
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Nodding Silverpuffs / Microseris nutans
Sunflower beauty
The fancy web work of a spider
Asters plus fly
My favourite Thistle
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Shocking PINK
I love Dandelions
Half way open
Can't wait for summer
Pink Straw Flowers
Milk Thistle / Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle / Silybum marianum
Drummond's Thistle
Sunny Gaillardia
Strawflower
Canada/Creeping Thistle
Curled up in a yellow cradle
Cardoon with tiny visitor
Colours of fall
Memories of summer
Beauty and beast
Glorious rays
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Drummond's Thistle / Cirsium drummondii
Common Tansy in winter
To eat or not to eat
The perfect coil
Almost ready for the birds
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Nodding Thistle
Change of season
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Explosion of blue - Globe Thistle
Globe Artichoke with glorious bokeh
Common Gaillardia
Lovin' the light
Hoverfly on Sow Thistle
Natural curls
Insect paradise
Not all flies are dull : )
Invasiveness
Wavy-leaved Thistle bud / Cirsium undulatum
Dreamy Dent-de-lion
Two little visitors
Glowing
Oxeye Daisy / Leucanthemum vulgare
Blue Lettuce / Lactuca tatarica
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Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
I have only ever seen this wildflower maybe three or four times before, so I was happy to see it growing among tall Bear Grass, along the edge of the road leading up to Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park. This wildflower, Agoseris aurantiaca, is native and grows on grassland slopes, open woods and prairie. A member of the Aster family, Asteraceae. Flower heads are 2-3 cm across, with no disc flowers, but many ray florets. Blooms June-August.
plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGAU2
On 9 July 2017, I arrived back home from a wonderful three-day trip to Waterton Lakes National Park. I had just been on a one-day bus trip to this beautiful park on 24 June 2017, so felt very lucky to be returning for a longer stay so soon. I travelled there and back with friend, Darlene, who had very kindly offered to take me, and we had a fun time, seeing so many interesting things. Thank you SO much, Darlene - I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciated being able to go on this trip with you!
Friend Darlene and I arrived in Waterton (from Calgary) around 1:00 pm, stopped and had lunch and then went to see the Cameron Falls on the edge of town. The cold spray felt so good on such a hot day (32C) Afterwards, we drove up the Akamina Parkway, to Cameron Lake, stopping along the road to photograph a few of the thousands of beautiful Bear Grass flowers. Many were growing along the edge of the road, but in places, you could look through the forest and see many more. We also stopped to look at the Penstemon plants, and I was also delighted to see this small Orange False Dandelion.
A very quick stop at Cameron Lake itself and then we were on our way back down the Akamina Parkway so that we could go up the Red Rock Canyon Parkway, to visit the beautiful canyon. On the way there, we made a quick stop to check for a Lazuli Bunting. We were in luck, though I could only get very distant shots of this beautiful little bird.
By this time, we needed to get to the Canyon Youth Camp, where we would be staying two nights. Supper was being served at 6:00 pm, but we could check in any time after 5:00 pm. After supper, most people went on a hike up to Crandell Lake, but I decided not to go, as I remembered what the trail was like. I did follow everyone for just a very short way but knew that I was not going to do the rest of the hike. Instead, I walked around the camp, finding a few flowers to photograph, and then I bumped into the camp manager and we got talking. I mentioned one of my favourite plants, Pinedrops, that I had seen last year on one of the paths that led out of the camp. The manager said he had already checked, but had only found last year's dead stems. He took me back to the location - and I spotted several new stems partly hidden in the long grasses. He was so happy to see that this plant was doing well, after all. He also took me on a short walk through the edge of the forest and down to the river. About 20 minutes after getting back to the camp buildings, a Black Bear wandered along the edge of the same trees that we had walked through to get to the river! Could only get a really poor photo that I probably won't post - or maybe I will, just for my own records. Shortly after this sighting, everyone else arrived back at the camp, and it was time to get to bed before all the lights were turned off.
plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGAU2
On 9 July 2017, I arrived back home from a wonderful three-day trip to Waterton Lakes National Park. I had just been on a one-day bus trip to this beautiful park on 24 June 2017, so felt very lucky to be returning for a longer stay so soon. I travelled there and back with friend, Darlene, who had very kindly offered to take me, and we had a fun time, seeing so many interesting things. Thank you SO much, Darlene - I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciated being able to go on this trip with you!
Friend Darlene and I arrived in Waterton (from Calgary) around 1:00 pm, stopped and had lunch and then went to see the Cameron Falls on the edge of town. The cold spray felt so good on such a hot day (32C) Afterwards, we drove up the Akamina Parkway, to Cameron Lake, stopping along the road to photograph a few of the thousands of beautiful Bear Grass flowers. Many were growing along the edge of the road, but in places, you could look through the forest and see many more. We also stopped to look at the Penstemon plants, and I was also delighted to see this small Orange False Dandelion.
A very quick stop at Cameron Lake itself and then we were on our way back down the Akamina Parkway so that we could go up the Red Rock Canyon Parkway, to visit the beautiful canyon. On the way there, we made a quick stop to check for a Lazuli Bunting. We were in luck, though I could only get very distant shots of this beautiful little bird.
By this time, we needed to get to the Canyon Youth Camp, where we would be staying two nights. Supper was being served at 6:00 pm, but we could check in any time after 5:00 pm. After supper, most people went on a hike up to Crandell Lake, but I decided not to go, as I remembered what the trail was like. I did follow everyone for just a very short way but knew that I was not going to do the rest of the hike. Instead, I walked around the camp, finding a few flowers to photograph, and then I bumped into the camp manager and we got talking. I mentioned one of my favourite plants, Pinedrops, that I had seen last year on one of the paths that led out of the camp. The manager said he had already checked, but had only found last year's dead stems. He took me back to the location - and I spotted several new stems partly hidden in the long grasses. He was so happy to see that this plant was doing well, after all. He also took me on a short walk through the edge of the forest and down to the river. About 20 minutes after getting back to the camp buildings, a Black Bear wandered along the edge of the same trees that we had walked through to get to the river! Could only get a really poor photo that I probably won't post - or maybe I will, just for my own records. Shortly after this sighting, everyone else arrived back at the camp, and it was time to get to bed before all the lights were turned off.
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