Saturday, May 26, 2012

Early summer wildflowers at Walnut Creek

Horsemint and firewheels show up in masses around the park
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I'm not sure what the white in the background is, but it reminds me a lot of gaura.
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Horsemint makes me think of some Victorian era party decoration, frilly but imperfect.
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Mexican hats join the fiesta
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A couple of different types of primroses.
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Love the way the spent flowers turn a papery coral
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White prickly poppies are one of my favorite wildflowers
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Coreopsis tinctoria
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Lloyd waiting on the flower-lined trail
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