Another day, a few more wildflowers. This time of year we take walks just about every day and with the weather warming up, all the flowers are blooming in succession.
The Blue dicks or Wild Hyacinth are really blooming in our area. This hillside near our walking trail is just covered in them.
Here is a close-up look at these lavender colored flowers….my favorite color. The stems are a reddish color and even though they look sort of flimsy, they are rather rigid and hold the flowers up high.
I have been thinking this is fennel but now looking in our field guide, I’m not so sure. It must be a member of the parsley or carrot family: Patterns of the Parsley Family.
We also noticed the Miniature lupine is blooming all along the path.
Here is a little bit closer up look at the Miniature lupine.
It is such an exciting time of year to be outdoors! The birds, the flowers, and the sky are all so wonderful to experience. It is out there waiting for us if we put out the effort.
Birds we observed:
Soaring turkey vultures
California towhees
Western scrub jay
White-crowned sparrows
Birds we heard:
Downy woodpecker
Mourning doves
Finches-don’t know what kind
Steller’s jay
Hope you have a great nature study week!
Hola!!! :^) Looking at your pics of lupines made me remember a book we’ve read many times. I don’t remember the author, but it’s called “The Lupine Lady”. Short story with great illustrations.
We’re finally back in the swing of school after our loooong winter break. Nature walks resume today! Hurray! Hopefully this will be some inspiration to post on my blog again, too!!! lol
Thanks for all the work you do to maintain this site. It’s such a motivator!!! Have a blessed week!
the one you think looked like fennel looks like ‘Dill’ we have growing in our garden.