After planting some Lupine at Oak Openings, I decided to go for a walk. I was going to check on the Yellow Ladies Slipper Orchids when I ran into Brenda and Dean, who were looking for them. I showed them the location. The flowers were looking a old, but were still impressive. Here is a photo of them in their prime.
While on the Red Trail, I spotted these Orange Hawkweed. While I have seen may of the common Hawkweed, I am not sure if have ever seen the Orange variety.
I wandered around a bit, and saw a nice stand of Puccoon, with a butterfly on it. It was a ways off trail, but thanks to some nice image stabilization, I still got a nice shot.
I was on the trail looking for some Whorled Loosestrife that we had seen last year, and it was back, still not in full bloom, but still pretty. I really like how the flowers come off the axil in 4's.
A quick walk in nature turned into a pretty nice time, as it often does.