I just saw this pop up in a planter I have next to my cacs and euphorbias. Google lens says Euphorbia obsessa. Any thoughts? 1st photo is seedling and the 2nd photo is what is growing next to the planter.
Got our sign set up this morning 🦋 Planted 4 species of milkweed for a total 23 plants (some volunteers popped up this year!) in the front and backyard. Eastern Washington, Zone 6b.
Second year with this shrub in my yard. Noticed the leaves lightened up, are falling from the branches and have these splotches. This shrub gets full sun. Not sure if over watered or heat stressed?
I love this little guy. Basking in the shadow of some Artemesia frigida in the garden (just for the photo).
Day 0: Blue Lake Trailhead to Sheep canyon CG. The road to Blue Lake is ROUGH, pot holes and divots. The stream near Sheep Canyon was flowing strong. Ample campsites.
Day 1: Sheep Canyon CG to Pumice Butte. Water flowing strong (silty) at all the sources on the map except the spring at Pumice Butte and Ape Canyon Creek.
Day 2: Pumice Butte CG (I stayed on the south side of Pumice Butte) to Butte Camp CG. This section was bone dry except Shoestring creek was flowing strong. Water of course at June Lake. Chocolate falls was dry, dry, dry.
Day 3: we mixed it up and couldn't muster the last section of Loowit trail and took the Toutle Trail back to Blue Lake TH. The wash threw us off and it was a bushwhack to Kalama Ski trail. Not sure if we just missed the trail on the other side of the wash or what.
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All in all about 36 miles. Mount Saint Helens is a beast and a botanist or geologists dream. So awesome to see the plants growing on the pumice and the diversity of life. My favorite bird was the Varied Thrush with it's haunting song every evening and morning.
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If anyone has any questions because they are heading out there please let me know! I was the most worried about the rope climbing into and out of the wash and that was the easiest part 🤣
My handsome pom, Spirit, and my little collections of cacti (and some euphorbias along for the ride).
Open to any brand really. Would just prefer to purchase secondhand.
I used to think native gardening was only for the well to do who had nice houses in nice neighborhoods with perfectly planned out layouts. I decided to take the plunge last year and plant a garden at my tiny little house in the poor little neighborhood I live in. It has been so exciting seeing second year growth and even more exciting to be out in the woods and see plants in habitat you are cultivating in your yard.
I signed up for a race tomorrow planning for warm conditions. It's been heating up a little in the PNW and I was excited to sweat it out on the trail. The weather, however, has taken a turn and now it's looking like rain and only a high of 52F 🥹 gotta rethink everything now. Which reminded me of the time I crewed for someone and when we visited parts of the course the week prior it was snowing. Race day, however, no snow but torrential downpour and at around the 30 mile mark I had to roll my friend up like a wet burrito into my car because she didn't make the cut off.
Anyone have a funny weather related story to share?
A month ago I did a random pizza pick up for someone and would like to do another. Must be able to pick up at Dominos within the hour. I'll pick someone at random, comment in below.
And for fun- What is your favorite book
EDIT: PIZZA ORDERED
We put down seed to grow low water grass last year so Spirit could have grass to lay in. Bro is loving it.