#CooleysHedgenettle is native to #PacificNorthwest from Cali to Alaska. Very abundant on #VancouverIsland & #CoastalBC.
#PerennialHerb in the #mint family. #FoodSource & #MedicinalPlant used by #PNW #Indigenous #FirstNations peoples.
#StachysCooleyae #bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #VictoriaBC #QuicksBottom #YYJ #Spring #Wsanec #VanIsle #botanical #SaanichParks #Nature #FlowersIdentification #PlantIdentification #botany #NatureLovers #EdiblePlants
Enjoyed listening to #ravens calling & birds singing, while strolling along the nature trail.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ww5ysd-aQTE?si=eH5wqCI0amMEHadO
#QuicksBottom #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail #birds #soundscapes #NatureSounds #NatureVideos
Created a musical #slideshow with recent walks with Mom â€ïž
Nature appreciation is one of our fave & free, mutual hobbies đ
https://youtu.be/nEMS4j6I2lw?si=BLxLfpb-a_lkm_Hh
#Saanich #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail #Footpaths #NatureWalk #Outdoors #YYJ #NatureLovers #trees #flowers #GorgePark #QuicksBottom #NatureVideos
#Lichen dripped, mossy tree.
#Cottonwood #arbor & dramatic skies
#SoapBush
#Purple #camas
#QuicksBottom #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail
This park is a #BirdSanctuary with #wetlands #marshes.
#QuicksBottom #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail #NaturePreserve #NatureSanctuary
Some of the #footpath #NatureTrails we walked on today đ It was sure nice to see no other humans in the park. We enjoyed a lot of nature delights, loved all the birds calling & singing, saw a squirrel & muskrat in creek areas & had a lovely time together â€ïž
#QuicksBottom #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail
The #horses that live right beside the park. I always love to see them, on every walk at this local park.
I love horses & was a competitive para-equestrian for several years. I competed in both para-equestrian competitions & non-disabled equestrian competitions - in dressage & in pole bending & barrel racing. I rode mostly English but had Western training too.
I LOVE #GarryOak #meadows so much đ
#QuicksBottom #Wsanec #SaanichParks #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Nature #VancouverIsland #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NatureTrail #TreeLovers #Trees #TreeHugger #TreesDefender #StopDeforestation #ecosystem
First #IndianPlums spotted.
The #berries eaten in small quantities - fresh, cooked or dried. Some #BritishColumbia #FirstNations made a purgative tonic out of the bark. Their crushed leaves smell like cucumbers.
Good soil-binding qualities on moist sites. Possible #BioEngineering species (Washington State Department of Ecology, 1993).
#OemleriaCerasiformis #NativePlants #WildFoods #osoberry #chokecherry #QuicksBottom #Nature #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PNW #PlantIdentification
#PacificBlackberry aka #TrailingBlackberry
#Yellow #Avens
#CreepingButtercup
#RobertsGeranium
#bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #VictoriaBC #QuicksBottom #YYJ #Spring #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #botanical #SaanichParks #Nature #FlowersIdentification #PlantIdentification #botany #NatureLovers
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