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<\/a><\/p>\nHere is the meadow view from the cabin.\u00a0\u00a0 After 9+ years, each visit still brings a different scene and it amazes me every time.<\/p>\n
Blue-eyed grass blooming in the meadow\u2013they were everywhere this time and spectacular.<\/p>\n Another blue-eyed grass flower.<\/p>\n The real reason to go to the cabin!\u00a0 Rest and quality time with ourselves and our pooches.<\/p>\n Here is a wildflower I have yet to identify.\u00a0 I bought a new field guide, so it is only a matter of time!<\/p>\n Butterfly on yarrow.\u00a0 There were so many butterflies this trip and so many flowers for them to feast upon!<\/p>\n Another one.<\/p>\n I got close enough to this beauty to capture its green eye.<\/p>\n The scarlet gilias (Ipomopsis) were brilliant this year and the swallowtails rejoiced.<\/p>\n The gaillardias attract butterflies, as well.<\/p>\n Another shot of a butterfly on a blanket flower.<\/p>\n Indian Paintbrush blooming above the meadow.<\/p>\n Wild delphiniums always catch my eye.\u00a0 The camera captured the blue pretty well here\u2013it is startling.<\/p>\n Another pic where you can really see the blue.<\/p>\n My first contact with Phacelia linearis\u2013a striking, delicate wildflower.\u00a0 Notice that it was tough to get a flower picture without a natural pollinator.<\/p>\n Wild roses were bursting out all over!\u00a0 The fragrance near the shrub in the last picture was overwhelming\u2013you forget what a real rose smells like!<\/p>\n Here is an\u00a0alien that I identified on this trip\u2013Cynoglossum offinale, the common houndstonuge.\u00a0 It is only found a few places along the roads on Bench Creek Ranch, and apparently is considered invasive.\u00a0 It has a coarse attractiveness and the seeds, especially, were pretty and interesting.<\/p>\n Another alien invader\u2013henbane (Hyoscyamus niger<\/span><\/span>) is found more and more along the Bench Creek roads.\u00a0 This poisonous, shrubby perennial has interesting flowers and attractive seed pods.\u00a0 You can gauge the size based on Bodhi Llasa in the second picture.\u00a0 Someone had used herbicide on a stand of this plant on a nearby road, but they had missed one plant, so it seemed futile!<\/p>\n There are cattle on the ranch and they wander onto the meadow.\u00a0 These are two of my favorites.<\/p>\n Bodhi found this\u00a0adorable fawn behind a rock on one of our long hikes.\u00a0 The fawn could barely stand and walk and could not run away.\u00a0 I grabbed the dogs (not easy, as they wanted to play with it!)and left it there.<\/p>\n While trying to get a close-up of the Say\u2019s Phoebe (below), this chipmunk came into view and I couldn\u2019t resist.\u00a0 There were lots of them around the cabin driving Bodhi crazy!\u00a0 Click on the link below to see how crazy:<\/p>\n MOV04359<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0 A pair of Say\u2019s Phoebes were all over the property\u2026and were nesting on a beam under the eaves.\u00a0 They have a constant loud whistle that is at first charming and at last annoying!<\/p>\n After nine years of visits, I had never seen a snake near the cabin before this trip when I actually saw two.\u00a0 Beautiful creatures.<\/p>\n I found this duckling in a small pond beyond the meadow\u2026no parents in sight and\u00a0 it ducked into a pipe when the dogs got too close.<\/p>\n \n<\/p> <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are a bunch of pics and quick notes on pictures taken on our recent trip to the Tonasket cabin: Here is the meadow view from the cabin.\u00a0\u00a0 After 9+ years, each visit still brings a different scene and it amazes me every time. Blue-eyed grass blooming in the meadow\u2013they were everywhere this time and … Continue reading June Cabin Trip Phenomenal Plants and Animals<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n