{"id":372,"date":"2012-04-18T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T04:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luterra.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2012-04-18T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T04:59:39","slug":"april-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luterra.com\/blog\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"April flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liz and I made a pact to “experience Spring” this year – to get out into wilder lands to see and feel the progression of wildflowers, leaf-outs, and scents.\u00a0 It is something that was very much a part of me in Minnesota, but I haven’t made the same connections to the turning of the seasons here.<\/p>\n

These flowers are from two hikes, Dimple Hill (1500 ft, north side of Corvallis) on Easter, and Finley Wildlife Refuge (8 miles south of town) last Sunday.<\/p>\n

Dimple Hill:<\/p>\n

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Fairyslipper (Calypso bulbosa), a surprisingly common orchid<\/p><\/div>\n

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Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum)<\/p><\/div>\n

Finley:<\/p>\n

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Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)<\/p><\/div>\n

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White Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum) - a relative of Minnesota's trout lilies<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tall Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oregon Iris (Iris tenax)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis)<\/p><\/div>\n

Yesterday we drove to Portland to pick up a nucleus hive – our first bees this year.\u00a0 We stopped at the arboretum to explore their collection of blooming Magnolia trees.<\/p>\n

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Magnolia!<\/p><\/div>\n

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A wonderland of petals<\/p><\/div>\n

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All shades of white and pink<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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