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These are probably some pretty domesticated wildflowers: Sauvie Island has been cultivated for at least a hundred years. I have to say I have no idea what most of them are. But they're all a delight on a misty Sunday morning walk on the Oak Island loop. We pretty much had the place to ourselves except for a few well-behaved dogs and their people.
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These little daisy-like flowers remind me of camomile, but the foliage isn't right.
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An entire meadow full of them makes me want to take up painting!
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Along the Oak Island walk, there's an abandoned farmhouse that's off-limits. But the remnants of its hidden garden remain to tantalize. This rambler was climbing over blackberries, I think. Or maybe it was the other way around...
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Even the emerging grass seed-heads were wonderful: little soft tassels with stripes.
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Grass heads, teasel and some kind of aster, I think.
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These reminded me of lupine flowers, but I've never seen yellow and orange lupines.
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And last, the ubiquitous Queen Anne's Lace. I don't care if it's common...it's still one of my favorite wildflowers.
There was a map in the paper this morning showing Sauvie island and I was so surprised to see that there was such a large part of the island that I was totally unaware of. Looks like you are in the know! Thanks for the wild flower tour! I especially like the rambler and the grass tassels with stripes.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of the striped grass seed-heads. It looks like something you'd pay money to plant in your garden. I should really go for a walk out there, I usually just go to the nursery then head home. I bet you see a lot of good wildlife.
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