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Jun 19

Aspen Nature Loop

I had planned to photograph butterflies on the Colonel Devin Trail yesterday but that trail and many others in the Tonto National Forest are closed due to the extreme fire danger. Very disappointing but we all understood, of course. So instead of of a butterfly photo today, here is a shot of the wonderful Aspen Nature Loop trail. That’s my naturalist friend, Judi, on the trail.

Jun 18

Canadian White Violet

This was the first Wildflower that greeted my Meetup Group last Saturday. I had never seen a Canadian White Violet so I was on my belly in almost a split second photographing it 🙂

Jun 16

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Starry False Solomon’s Seal

This gorgeous forest floor plant reminded me of Lily of the Valley which is also called Solomon’s Seal. That family is Polgonatum and is considered a valuable medicinal plant. I don’t know if the species I found…Starry False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum stellatum) is also considered medicinal but maybe not since the word “false” is in the title. Either way…it was fun researching this one. I’m still trying to find out why it’s called “Solomon”, though.

Jun 12

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Western Blue Flag Iris

Our digital group had a photography meetup on the Aspen Nature Loop trail in Flagstaff yesterday morning. I assumed there would be very few flowers so I planned to shoot mostly infrared but we ended up photographing 15 species! Western Blue Flag Iris was everywhere. A real treat.