The Mission Begins
Velda and Ev begin our search for wildflowers to photograph.
Bunchberry
Flowering Labrador Tea
A Lady's Slipper Motherlode
Minutes away from the main lodge, we discover a "field" of Pink Lady's Slippers in full bloom.
Pink Lady's Slipper
Pink Lady's Slipper
Pink Lady's Slipper
Pink Lady's Slipper
A Totally Funky Mushroom
Wild Rose
Dandelion
An unsightly weed to most, but as we discovered, some fine eating!
Red Pixie-Cups
These ornate buds, are so tiny, it is easy to miss them on the forest floor. The stems are no more than an inch tall, with the brilliant red flowers no more than 3/8 of an inch.
Red Pixie-Cups
Freckled Pelt
Freckled Pelt
Freckled Pelt
Northern Star Flower
This is another very tiny, delicate bloom. It lives about 3 inches above the forest floor.
Wild Lilly of the Valley
Wild Lilly of the Valley
Wild Lilly of the Valley
Wild Lilly of the Valley and Bunchberry
Cool Fungus Growth
Another Funky Mushroom
Pink Wintergreen
This flower is so tiny and delicate, Velda had to place her hand behind it to give me something to focus on before I could take the picture.
Pink Wintergreen
Pink Wintergreen
Mushroom Hiding
A mushroom lies, almost hidden in a tiny little grotto.
Apple Pelt Lichen
Apple Pelt Lichen
Small Leaf Pussytoe
Velda's hand once again came in handy to allow me to focus on this extremely tiny flower.
Pink Corydalis
Pink Corydalis
Common Plantain
Common Plantain
A Mystery
Probably a common Boreal Forest flower, however, we could not identify it in our book.
Woodland Strawberry
Lingonberry
Ferns
Lush ferns on the forest floor line the little babbling creek we crossed.
Its Own Ecosystem
This large rock sits a few feet away from our cabin. It is a perfect example of the diversity of growth in the Boreal Forest. Many varieties of lichens and mosses, as well as ferns thrive on this rock, an eco-system on its own.
A Closer View of the Lush Growth on the Rock
A Surprise
Exploring the south shore of the lake, we happened upon an animal skull, laying on the forest floor long enough to allow rich moss growth to almost completely cover it.
