The sun finally peeked out of the clouds today around 11 AM, so I called a friend who's off work a few weeks recouping from back surgery (a second one, ARG!)...and we hit the road for Hwy 385 (the only paved route that runs the entire length of the Black Hills), taking a round about way to the Sugar Shack, our favorite burger joint. My friend J. mentioned she tried to find the pasqueflower recently but didn't see it. The flower is significant to us both because it's the state flower, and it's pretty much the first of the more showy early spring flowers to bloom after the looong winters here. I told her I'd found pasqueflowers last year on the hillside right at the turn-off for the boat launch area at Pactola Lake, so, stuffed to the brim with burger, fries, and soda, we waddled back to the car and headed further south to the point of interest. The flowers were there, the wind was blowing, but I managed a couple ok shots. The pasqueflower seems like proof, or a promise, that summer is finally on its way!
So beautiful and delicate and such pretty colors.
ReplyDeleteLovely delicate beauty!
ReplyDeleteThe Pasqueflower was well worth the drive. It's lovely. I feel red Poppies and yellow Two-flowered Cynthias are my proof that summer is on it's way.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed our drive thru the Hills! A stop at the SS is always a joy and finding the pasqueflower in abundance at the stop near Pactola was a pleasant surprise!
ReplyDeleteFound some on Sunday last, I was out hunting our neighborhood shooting stars this afternoon. The local whitetails like pasqueflowers but not so much the shooting stars, thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteHi There, You live in such a gorgeous area of our country. I enjoyed seeing your birds/animals and flowers... Come to my blog tomorrow to see our Roses in our yard...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy