Jon and I just got back from a road trip to Olympia,WA to attend a very special graduation. Every day was markedly different; a separate reality, to borrow a book title of Carlos Castanada's. We drove north through the Redwood Curtain along the Northern California coast up into the Pacific Northwest. For the uninitiated, it's the land of water everywhere with dense conifer forests, and sadly; unripe blueberries and blackberries that grow prolifically. Our itinerary went something like this: drive, drive, camp, hike, eat, drive, portlandyize, walk, eat, eat, poc poc, drive, attend Kayta's graduation, talk, talk, talk, eat, eat, hike, hike, talk, talk, hike, hike, eat, eat, hike, eat, talk, drive, camp, hike....... and does it go without saying...poop.
Wild daisies grew in abundance in sunlit fields from the Northern California to Olympia. They are now one of my favorite flowers. They grow in swaths- I'm talking Sound of Music- running through meadows size swaths, sandwiched between grasses and other weedy wonders. They are a site to behold. On the way back we were driving through the redwood forests and discovered these amazing lilies growing by the sunny edges of the roadside. Hundreds of them. Wow! I allowed myself two stems and am completely enamored with their color. It's orange with a tiny bit of white thrown in. It's subtle, but distinctive.
So I offer these two beautiful wildflowers from behind the redwood curtain.
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