Hullo! Today we are headed off to the Harewood Plains to see the spring flowers... I love this area!
See! What's not to love about this colour palette... purple camas, pink sea blush, yellow spring gold and monkey flowers... gorgeous!
They've put some signs up... wonder how they knew I would be coming?
These are helpful signs, for people who might not know the flowers in the area...
We spotted a white camas flower!!
The sad thing here... is the Scotch Broom is starting to invade these meadows... you can see it enroaching with it's yellow flowers.
Broombusters was in doing one area, and we really noticed the difference there...
Did I mention I love this trail?
We found a late patch of violets!
This was the big meadow with no scotch broom... well-done Broombusters!
We saw this little flower everywhere...
We looked it up and it's Western Starflower... beary cute!
Some strawberry plants are blooming too...
And the wild roses!
Don't even talk to me about the broom along the power lines. Ugh!! Who do we have to thanks for this invasive scourge... Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant... that's who... First non-Hudson's Bay Company "settler" of Vancouver Island, who planted some seeds to remind him of his native Scotland. Stupid eedjit...
Anyhow... we are here to check on the rarest of the rare... the
Lotus pinnatus flowers... also known as bog bird's-foot trefoil...
This little area is the one we know where it regularly grows and... there's some!!
They are just starting to open up... little cuties...
Although even here, the broom is threatening...
We might need a category for Environmental Criminals... mister Captain Walter Coloquon Grant would be top of the list. Hmph!!
Let's continue with the hike!
I do have to say... this is a beary pretty area...
With a nice view... I hope it never gets developed for housing.
You know humans and their desire for "views"...
We had hoped to spot some chocolate lilies but... they are done now.
That's OK... we'll have to come a titch earlier next year!
This split rail fence is designed to reminder ATV'ers not to drive all over these meadows...
A little bear would never do that...
Hope you enjoyed the trek!
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