Sunday's postcard, and visions from the peak days of spring

May 26, 2024

Rainbow over scabland camas bog, eastern Lincoln County

Before June arrives, there’s a stretch of days when the afternoon warmth previews summer, while the river runs fast and cold with what’s left of winter. At least in the Pacific Northwest those days are upon us, and they usually involve a mid-day wardrobe change. As eager as I am to get back to swimming in the river (once it calms down a bit) the part of me that enjoys the pageant of wildflowers, returning warblers, and wind stirring waves in tall grass, would just like to put the vernal clock on pause, so we have more time to take it all in. The sunburn of mid-summer can wait. At this point, the words should just hand it over to the pictures…

Calliope Hummingbird, North America’s tiniest bird, in a May morning twist

Regal moose, taking a break by the river

Showy milkweed and blanket flower

Yellow-headed blackbird in the reeds between Ewan and Winona, WA

Large leaf lupine in morning mist near Fishtrap Lake

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