A Walk on the Wild Side

On May 12, I took a break from farm chores and hiked through the woods before the predicted rains began. Well, almost. I did get a little wet. Here are some of the wild things I saw:

high flying geese

vetch

lots of Fringecups

Fringecup, Tellima grandiflora

Large-leaved Avens, Geum macrophyllum

Red Columbine, Aquilegia formosa

Bleeding Hearts,

Western Buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis

Piggy-back Plant, Tolmiea menziesii

Artist's Conk, Ganoderma applanatum

Broad-leaved Bluebells, Mertensia platyphylla

Pacific Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum tenuipes

American Kestrel, male

American Kestrel, female, waiting for food delivery

Nothing soothes my soul more than a walk on the wild side.