This page is dedicated to some of the things that inspire me-- the flora and fauna of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, and all the fun it is to be outside with nature. I live in Brightwood, Oregon in the southwest foothills of Mount Hood; located about 38 miles east of Portland at an elevation of 1100'. Forest woodland would be a good description of the territory, along with 'rain forest'. We get 2 to 3 times more annual rainfall than Portland! And this is one reason why it is so green-- all year long!
meet up with friends, enjoy the view and the day...
me
katherine and cinda
close up
a bit windy on Mt Hood
TRILLIUM LAKE - 021909
A snowshoe around the lake .
another wonderful day in the Mount Hood National Forest.
a snowlady to greet us
Mt Hood from Trillium Lake
afternoon delight
summit meadow aglow
BURNT LAKE - 091908
A wonderful hike up to the lake .
flora... floating feet, and finally view of Mount Hood.
Linnaea borealis Twinflower Honeysuckle Family
Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk Lily Family
over the edge
Mount Hood
RAMONA FALLS - 082908
Finally did a Ramona Falls loop hike again- 7 miles and 5 hours.
In the forest by the creek and cliffs, so many saprophytes.
Mount Hood at Sandy River
Ramona falls
Pterospora andromedea
Pinedrops Heath Family
Hemitomes congestum
Gnome
plant Heath Family
OREGON ART BEAT 070708
I am filmed in the field on Mount Hood by Oregon Art Beat for an upcoming episode. The second day was in the studio seeing how I do my artwork. Everyone in the crew was fantastic!!
BILL & TOM & STACEY
TOM looking at me
TOM looking at plants
trek through snow
YARD SLOWLY EMERGING 052708
except for a couple of days
it has been a very cool spring
enjoy the flora---
yard mushroom
Erigeron 'canary bird' ? Composite Family
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine Buttercup Family
Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron Health Family
X-C SKI UP LOLO PASS RD 012808
just 2 hours of winter bliss...
nice to meet up with old friends on the trail--
lend them the magic wiping cloth to keep from sticking!!
gear
meet up with kathryn & alan
sue smiles
SUN-CLOUD
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a clear and very windy day
up Lolo Pass Road
and beyond McNeil Campgnd
Sandra by McNeil Campgnd
Mount Hood
windy top
Sandy River
PARADISE PARK TRAIL 052807
trail #778 from
Kiwanis Camp Road
off Hwy 26 east of
Rhododendron
Not sure of any of the
identifications.....
Pterospora andromedea? Pinedrops Heath Family
?? ?? ? Family
Corallorhiza maculata ? Spotted Coral Root Orchid Family
overlook
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a hike along the lower and upper trail
Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk Lily Family
Ribes lacustre Prickly Currant Currant Family
Dodecatheon pulchellum Few-flowered Shooting Star Primrose Family
rare bird sighting
FLORA- MAY
natives in the yard
Penstemon rupicola Rock Penstemon Figwort Family
Delphinium nuttallianum Upland Larkspur Buttercup Family
Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron Health Family
Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine Buttercup Family
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natives in the yard
Maianthemum dilatatum May Lily Lily Family
Trientalisborealis ssp.latifolia Pacific Starflower Primrose Family
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rose Family
Disporum smithii Fairy Lanterns Lily Family
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cultivars in the garden
Saxifraga 'purple robe' ? Saxifrage Family
Erigeron 'canary bird' ? Composite Family
Lewisia cotyledon ? Purslane Family
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Arum Family
FLORA- APRIL
springing right along
around the woodland yard
Achlys triphylla Vanilla Leaf Barberry Family
Calypso bulbosa Fairy Slipper Orchid Family
Erythronium oregonum Fawn Lily Lily Family
Trillium parviflorum
Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family
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more emerging in the yard...
these are all rock garden plants
Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' Buttercup Family
Soldanella alpina Alpine Blue Moon-wort Primrose Family
Hepatica nobilis Blue and Pink parents Buttercup Family
Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque Flower ButtercupFamily
FLORA- 031107
emerging in the yard
Some of these plants just grow in the yard, and some are natives in other parts of Oregon– but seem happy here.
Synthyris stellata is an endemic in the Columbia River Gorge.
Cardamine pulcherrima Slender toothwort Mustard Family
Dicentra formosa Bleeding Heart Bleeding Heart Family
Synthyris reniformis Snow Queen Figwort Family
Synthyris stellata Columbia Kittentails Figwort Family
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emerging in the yard
The Trillium parviflorum is an unexpected plant in my yard, one that has been difficult to narrow down species-wise.
It is a sessile trillium (no stem between the leaves and the flowers) with white petals.
The plants emerge earlier than T. ovatum, but the flowers open later. The leaves are mottled and much larger than T. ovatum.
Trillium ovatum Western Trillium Lily Family
Trillium parviflorum
Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family
Trillium parviflorum
Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family
Romanzoffia sitchensis Sitka Mist Maidens Waterleaf Family
FUN- 030507
Mount Hood White River Canyon snowshoe
Sandra and feeding frenzy
Gray Jay
Sue and Mt Hood
Mount Hood glowing
COOPER'S HAWK - 030606
The bird that flew through the studio window and lived to fly off!!
I picked the stunned bird off of my studio floor, and it never struggled. Placed it on a bench outside until it recovered and flew off to a tree in my wetland, and then off and away!!
They like to eat other birds, along with small mammals and reptiles...