5/10/2019
We walked Weldon Wagon Trail on a hot day in May. Balsamroot beginning to fade in the heat. I craved the shade, wished for a breeze in the still air, unlike the windblown walk last week at The Dalles Mountain Ranch. Lupine, clarkia, manroot, various parsleys, cutleaf violets, no sasquatch sighting this year. An enjoyable walk with friends. This will likely be my last of the balsamroot hikes this year! (Hike #22, 5.5 miles, 1300 feet).
Lupine along the trail in the lower woodlands.
First view of the open flowered slope.
Our trail ahead across the balsamroot slope,
and a view of Mt Hood across the valley.
Friends ahead.
Balsamroot
Looking straight up at the steep slope above.
Turnaround point
And back the way we came,
Back into the shade on a hot day.
New or notable flowers:
Neighborhood and Garden
Birthday bouquet
Our rhododendron in bloom,
And our native irises.
Giant camas in a neighborhood garden.
Local fairy garden.
Knitting
I finished the Frost Slippers. The fit is a bit tight, but they should fit someone! Interesting construction, including stranding, steeking, and seaming, and I used up a lot of the leftover Dr Who Scarf yarn.
Yarn for travel knitting!
((This post has the first photos using my new camera (Sony HX90V).)
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