Thursday, March 19, 2009

YELLOW BELLS FAINTLY RINGING IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE

I returned to Catherine Creek yesterday with my buddy/piano teacher Megan Hughes and saw the first Fritillaria pudica of the year. The name itself may mean nothing to you but I'm guessing you'd have no trouble listening to these yellow bells ring.
Rather than throw a whole lot of inadequate superlatives at you, I'm going to just stack up some of my best shots (most featuring the blue grass widows Olsynium douglasii) and let you wander through our day on your own.






Be sure to double click on this last picture to get a really good view.

3 comments:

  1. That is the nearest Gorge hike to us that is listed in my book. I think Maryhill Museum has opened for the season again. Hmm. Morning at Maryhill, lunch at the Maryhill cafe, afternoon hike. Sounds good to me--soon.
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  2. Thank you so much for the beautiful shots - Happy Vernal Equinox!
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  3. Love this post...and would love to walk there one day.
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