British Columbia Wild Flowers

      It won't be long until the crocus are blooming, and many things are showing signs of life here in the Pacific Northwest, but until then I thought I would share some photos of BC wildflowers taken over the years. Feel free to share the names of any of these, or to correct me if I've labelled them wrong. I am far from being a wildflower expert. Most of these photos were taken in the Fraser Valley, and a few of them are from Manning Park. I'm linking up with Glenda from Tootsie time this week for Fertilizer Friday. Now I must get back to planning my 2014 Garden!

The dreaded Bindweed

Beach Pea?

Dove's Foot Geranium

False Lily of the Valley

Wild Rose

Silverweed

Fireweed

Wild Lupine

Palmate Coltsfoot

Salal

Spiraea Douglassii

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

We took a trip out to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Chilliwack, BC a couple of weeks ago to see the nesting heron colony. A better camera would have come in very handy, but it was still neat to see so many nests and herons (if you look close) sitting or standing near their nests. They also have many feeders set up near the Rotary Interpretive Centre and this would be a great place to just sit and watch the birds come by.  Much to my husbands dismay, we also found many snakes enjoying the warm spring sunshine. 

Great Blue Heron Nesting Colony

Seen from our walk on the Dyke

 

Coming in for a landing

On the Ground

The back of the Rotary Interpretive Centre with seating

Downy Woodpecker at one of the feeders

Red-winged Blackbird

Just one of many bridges

Giant Tree

The Vedder River

A friendly Cat

Anyone know what these are?

The Observation Tower

Picnic table down below

A game

Family Photo