Rusty Ring

( Betula pendula. The catkins ripen from the stem to stern, so for a short period in the spring, the trees are covered with two-toned flow...

( Lonicera ciliosa. Iconic flower of the North Coast understory.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(Not real interested in coming back inside today.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

The warbler wipes its muddy feet on plum blossoms – Issa ( Plum Garden, Kamata, by Utagawa Hiroshige, courtesy of Rawpixel.c...

( Narcissus garden blooms have long become wildflowers here on the North Coast, punching up in lawns and pastures, along roads, and, as ...

( Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron, is the state flower of Washington. In late spring it bursts out in the grey-green t...

( Rosa nutkana ; native to the North Coast. One of my favourite flowers, and everywhere this time of year.) Appearing also on My...

( Crataegus sp. Our usual hawthorn blossoms are white .) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

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(Unidentified; growing on a maple log surrounded by water one to two feet deep.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

( Pieris japonica, known here as popcorn bush, is a popular landscaping shrub on the North Pacific Coast. Native to the same latit...

(For my money, the American robin [Turdus migatorius] lays the most beautiful eggs in the woods, and we often find large pieces of t...

(This is the fruit of the Japanese cherry tree [Prunus spp.; Cerasus spp.] , whose blossoms bring world-famous glowing colour to the no...

(Charming harbinger of spring, tiny four-inch version of the oxeye and a native of Europe, Bellis perennis invades fields and some lawn...

( Taraxacum officinale . One of my favourite wildflowers.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

( Garter snake [ Thamnophis , suspect sirtalis pickeringii ], something short of 3 feet, recently awakened, and probably pregnant.) A...

Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(Good eating while they last.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(Huge black cloud rolled in on a brilliant sunny day today, and suddenly we were being hammered with bean-sized hail. Not uncommon for...