Orchids

Sticks on top of orchids to protect them - Rob

Looks like a bud on one in front edge of area. 

Bedstraw?

Same as last year. 

Galium triflorum (also known as cudweed, sweet-scented bedstraw, and fragrant bedstraw) is a herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. Native to WA.

Leaves are sticky.

Sticky weed is also called bedstraw. 

Western Trumpet Honeysuckle in Preserve

At the corner looking up.

First on right.

Second straight in. 

On footpath between stairs and trail by Pickleball.

By bench near stairs.

Original, vine is very high. 

New Fawns

Picture from FB - Rod Kedenburg

These were at the top of the dead end trail.

Looks like a yearling there as well.

From Pam Kedenburg.

Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley

These are on the east trail at the top.

Maianthemum stellatum (star-flowered, starry, or little false Solomon's seal, or simply false Solomon's seal; star-flowered lily-of-the-valley[3] or starry false lily of the valley; syn. Smilacina stellata) is a species of flowering plant, native across North America. 

There are many on the right side at the bottom of East trail.

Honeysuckle on East Trail

Many clusters of orange blossoms open.

These are going up the guy wire.

These are a little way past into the woods.

Lots of blossoms 5/15/26

Picked a few. 

Eagle

Saw this eagle land in the retention pond. 

Only on the grass a minute but fun to see. 

Lupine in Division 5

Huge lupine at top op Balsamroot 

There were lots of miniature along the sidewalks.

On upper East trail.

A few more scattered along the wall. 

Native plant name - River bank lupine.

Camas

Found 1 white camas near trail. 

Camas in triangle across from fence.

Camas, ranunculus, and lomatium.

Many ranunculus everywhere.   

Yellow violet, a few still blooming.

New Orchid Today!

Beautiful new plant near my entrance.

Next to the one that has been there a couple of years.

One on left was stepped on last year, other one a no show.

Apparently right one was there in 2024. 

Honeysuckle in Preserve

Buds on honeysuckle buy entrance.

Also by entrance.

Put stick on it. 

Buds by front steps.

Fawn Lilies on East Trail

Still a few blooming although most are done. 

 

Oak Seedlilngs

There were several tall ones next to the Oak Springs fence.

I found lots of various sized along this fence by Oak Springs.

Top left still had acorn attached.

Found many more seedlings today.

Many very tall, this one through the fence towards Marvin. 

Several attached to acorn.

Many new in the gravel, also several large bottom right.