Moth and Corn Lily Leaves. Yosemite National Park, California. July 9, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A moth on new corn lily leaves along the Young Lakes trail in the Yosemite National Park backcountry.
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Spring Flowers at Mirror Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Tiny spring flowers photographed along the shoreline of Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley.
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Purple and White Wildflowers. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. April 26, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Purple and white wildflowers photographed in a shady valley at Almaden Quicksilver Park, California.
I’m terrible at identifying most wildflowers, though a helpful friend tells me that these are Collinsia heterophylla, or Chinese houses. (Thanks, Gena!)
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White Globe Lily Plant and Flowers. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. April 26, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
White globe lily plant in bloom in a shady valley at Almaden Quicksilver Park, California.
Yet another photograph of the white globe lily flowers, though this one includes more of the plant, with its slender, pointed leaves backlit by sunlight filtering through the forest canopy.
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