Late Bloomers

Posted on by Rebecca Wallick

I’m short on words today.

Doesn’t happen often, and is likely a welcome respite for you all.

Instead, some photos of late-blooming wildflowers spied on my morning run in the forested mountains. In those shady spots where winter’s snow clings the longest and where a stream is fed enough water to run all summer, a few hardy wildflowers keep struttin’ their stuff, delighting the eye.

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Aster.
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Pearly everlastings contrast with leaves turning yellow, orange and brown.
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I have no idea what these brown seed pods are; I never see flower petals on them. But crickets LOVE them. Anyone know?
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A bumblebee and…wasps?…snoozing on groundsel flowers, too cold to fly.
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Indian paintbrush with seed pods.
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Pearly everlasting (white) with fleabane, or asters (purple); not sure I can tell the difference.
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Fluffbutts heading up the trail, Pearly everlasting lining both sides.
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Published by Rebecca Wallick

I delight in exploring the national forest near my Idaho home on foot, whether trail running, hiking, or xc skiing, with my two dogs by my side, taking photos of nature and wildlife. An author and freelance writer, I love observing and writing about the natural world, and dogs, and am a long-time contributing editor at Bark magazine. I used to practice law for a living. I much prefer the writing life.

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