Category Archives: wildflowers

Trilliums & ants

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Alistair

The moist forest floor was sprinkled with trilliums. The trillium is a springtime flower based on three: three leaves, three sepals, three petals. It enriches an early seasonal walk through the woods. Not far from the trilliums was a vigorous … Continue reading →

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Crocus spring

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Alistair

The crocus is in the yard; can spring be far behind?

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Berries in October

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Alistair

A casual walk around the neighbourhood today revealed many berries vying for the attention of animals. While these berries help sustain the birds and mammals through the winter, from the perspective of the plant, the animals are merely devices for distributing their … Continue reading →

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Etty versus Doug

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Alistair

Etty would not have approved of Doug or his lawn. Etty was the daughter of Charles Darwin and she helped her father with his editing, alas, often with an eye to bowdlerizing biology to conform with her Victorian sensibilities. Etty’s … Continue reading →

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Drowned daisies

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Alistair

Some casualties of high water.

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Lupine lovelies

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Alistair

I have visited a patch of lupines along the lakeshore many times over the years. Whether these flowers are some of the various local wild species or are domestic escapees is unclear, but they have been there on their own … Continue reading →

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Fairy slipper

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Alistair

The fairy slipper or calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa) frequents cool, moist, coniferous forests, so what better place to look for it than beside our raging creeks of springtime. Yet, it is inconspicuous on the forest floor—calypso is a Greek word meaning hidden. … Continue reading →

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Old growth or canyon?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Alistair

Today, I go for a walk in Kokanee Creek Park. I had been asked by a member of a local camera club to assess the suitability of the walk through the Old Growth Forest for a group excursion. Normally … Continue reading →

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Camas, et al.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Alistair

I headed out with Derek Kite to look for, well…, whatever we could find. Certainly, we found mommy marmot, along with ground squirrels, birds and turtles, but the most striking things we ran across were wildflowers. An interesting flower seen … Continue reading →

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Beaver Creek walk

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Alistair

Michael McMann led a group from the West Kootenay Naturalists on a walk around Beaver Creek Park on Saturday. Many species of birds were seen, but only a few of them are represented in my pictures. The first thing … Continue reading →

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