We are still in flower season here in the mountains. This meadow is just behind our house.
It's amazing, though, how different the flowers are up high! The bright purple lupines thrive up at higher elevation than our house.
Part of the reason is that the summer starts so much later up there than "down" here at 8200'! We ran into lots of snow on our recent trip. This was at 13,000'.
On south facing slopes up at 13,000', the Columbines were going wild. They grew on talus slopes, which are slopes that appear to be made up entirely of loose rocks. The plants poke their heads up between the rocks.
Every evening at sunset, we went to visit the columbines.
Ah, I just couldn't get enough of them!
Some appeared to be almost bleached white while others had the more traditional wild Columbine look.
I remind myself each day to take some time to enjoy the flowers. We have had such a dry summer that I suspect that there may not be many flowers singing during the second half of summer.
I took this photo of Shyla in the yellow flowers today. She's getting stronger every day. She did get a secondary infection but it doesn't seem to be bothering her too much. I'll write about what I'm doing to try to prevent such a thing from happening again in a future post.
I love the view of the mountains as much as the crazy yellow flowers....
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteLove Shyla's burnished bronze among the gold! YAM xx
Hey, I recognize some of those mountains!!! :)
ReplyDeletemark
Yay! We can't wait to get back :) You are so lucky living in the midst of them!
DeleteThe flowers are just magnificent! Enjoy your romp, Shyla!
ReplyDeleteYou must live in a magical place to have flowers and snow at the same time. mags
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty flowers! I am sure glad Shyla is doing okay.
ReplyDeleteGlad Shyla is gaining strength!
ReplyDeleteI love the wildflowers - especially the Lupine!
KZK
Shyla always looks so happy. That's a late and probably short summer
ReplyDeleteLily & Edward
What lovely Columbines and Shyla looks beautiful surrounded by all the yellow!
ReplyDeleteThose flowers, the colours, and the snow, and then Shyla, who is glowing. You would not know how ill she was just that short time ago.
ReplyDeleteWe think you need to be out as much as you can, so you can enjoy all those gorgeous flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe columbine is such a pretty flower, so delicate but lovely. Hope Shyla bounces back from the infection quickly. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the columbine with the mountains in the background is gorgeous! We're so glad Shyla is getting better, in spite of that infection.
ReplyDeleteJan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
We hope that secondary infection clears up quickly. Looks like Shyla is feeling pretty good. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Impressionism notwithstanding, it's all gorgeous!
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