Theme of the day,Yellow!!! We’ve had so much rain this past winter, wildflowers everywhere!!!????????

Went on a great 4.5 mike firest hike today. Found some nice spring wildflowers. The pink 5 petal flower is the first “salmon berry” bloom I’ve seen. It will make delicious orange berries later in summer. The purple orchid is a “lady slipper” The white lily is a “fawn lily” The yellow flower is a common dandelion, but l liked the petal pattern. After a fun day of photo bombing some if my flower photos it was time for kona to relax and stretch out on our lawn once we got home. I may do the same.

This was the first time I've seen this beauty and it obviously caught my attention right away. It is in the Daisy Family, so each petal is actually a separate flower. I found this one while #boondocking at the #MerrittReservoirSRA in the #Nebraska #Sandhills. The Sandhills have a cool make-up, because it resembles both rolling #Prairy and a High desert rolled into one. The #IndianBlanketFlower or #GaillardiaPulchella goes by many names, my favorite being 'Firewheel'. The only parts of the #Firewheel considered #edible are the seeds, which can be dried and ground into a seed butter. That being said, it's the oil of the plant itself from all the parts that have #medicinal properties. Traditionally it was used by #NativeAmericans to treat tender nipples from breastfeeding and taken internally as a tea for urinary tract issues. A scientific analysis of the oil show it may be used to treat parasites, has #antitumoral properties, it's cytotoxic meaning it may kill living cells(a good thing when treating cancers) and shows promise as a natural antioxidant, according to The Journal of Oleo Science. It's native to the #Midwest and the Kiowa Tribe consider it to be a sign of good luck. They are choice for #pollinators like bees and butterflies and make for a beautiful ornamental landscaping flower. It's also #Oklahoma's #StateFlower. I think the next time we are out there I'll have [AlphaHippie] harvest some for the seeds. Then we'll start them with the rest of the plants we cultivate in our #garden each Spring. For more information you can check out the Wildflowers of New Mexico here, https://www.wildflowersnm.com/Wildflowers_of_New_Mexico/Gaillardia_pulchella.html #SoMee #someeoriginals #originalcontent #photography #AweSoMee #RVing #roadtrippin #boondocking #hiking #trail #travel #photography #myphoto #nature #scenery #Nebraska #History #adventure #life #geology #FlowerPhotography #PlantIdentification #EdiblePlants #MedicinalPlants #NaturalMedicine #FoodAsMedicine

It's hard not to love these wonderful bulbs for adding colour to the garden when little else is awake ❄️❄️ Happy Saturday everyone!???? snowdrops #naturebeauty #wildflowers

"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere." Sheryl Crow.