It was and is a nice place to stop at False Foxglove with all of its treasures. Plus it was mostly shady. A good thing in the heat, eh.
Ripples of dirt on the undersides of the rocks.
The dry Purple Cliff Brake (Pellaea atropurpurea) was drooping among the mosses. Certainly they could use a rain!
A native Bush-clover Lespedeza was a bright pink!
The wispy Elm Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago ulmilfolia) were scattered among the brighter False Foxglove.
A few Hairy Sunflowers (Helianthus hirsuta) had made it their home as well.
What do you see? I saw an elephant with tusks.
Same gnarl but different angle reveals a whole new image. I saw a big nose, eyes, a pointy chin with stumpy short legs.
Here was a plant that I didn’t even know was there when I came with Shirley. But perhaps it had not been there until recently. It was the Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata). These were the seed pods.
Whether it is the same faithful friends or a new look at favorite places, there is always more to discovery!
A rainbow – how wonderful! Call it a heat rainbow?
Those tarantulas guys sure are active – half a mile and 100 lady friends!
I vote yes on the name, heat rainbow.
How wonderful to have a new to this location species of Baptisia show up!
Yes, and now I need to make time to go see it in the spring. Maybe next year…
Ooooo, dign me up for your road trip!
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That bush clover is gorgeous. As to the tarantula swarms… not so happy to hear it.
Well, I guess you won’t be traveling to La Junta for the festival in Colorado in Sept. Ha ha…
Love Baptisia seed pods!