Now that "cotton-candy season" (consisting of wild plum blossoms) has come and gone, we're now in the midst of "yellow-flower season." We have yellow flowers blooming everywhere.
The most noticeable are arrow-leaf balsamroot, a large and showy flower that favors sunny south-facing slopes with shallow soil.
This time of year, they light up hillsides all over the place.
If you peer closely, you can see the balsamroot blanketing this hillside.
A field of mustard, planted as a nitrogen-fixing cover crop.
This is Oregon grape. As the name implies, the plants produce tart (almost to the point of being inedible) grape-like clusters of fruit in the fall.
This is nine-leaf biscuitroot. They can be found scattered all over roadsides and sunny slopes.
These, too, can blanket hillsides.
The beloved daffodils. Often these escape from gardens, so to speak, and grow wild.
Dogtooth violets, also called glacier lilies. These are all over shady sections of our pasture, and are among the first flowers to bloom in the spring.
I'm not quite certain what this is. I photographed it hastily from the window of the car, so I wasn't able to examine it closely. It might be false lupine. If anyone knows, please chime in.
Another unknown flower, also photographed from the car window.
This time of year, tulips are on display in many yards.
And, of course, who can ignore the ubiquitous dandelion.
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