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Mixed forest of Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Lodge Mixed forest of Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta), and Douglas Fir (Psuedotsuga menziesii). This is like the deep, dark woods, except it is the light, bright woods.  Photo from mid-July. 

#woods #woodslife #forest #lifeinthewoods #neverstopexploring #natureofourworld #colorfulcolorado #nature #woods #forest #park #seeninthewoods #jeffcoopenspace #märchenwald #outdoorrecreation #naturereset #jeffcotrails #natureiscalling #mountainsarecalling #colorado #evergreencolorado #denvermountainparks #summer #july #summernostalgia #hireclmcdermid #forestlife #forestwalk
For whatever reason, I have been really struck, th For whatever reason, I have been really struck, this last year, by how big our trees are.  Ponderosa Pine are *tall*! I have felt small, in a good way, walking around in the woods. 

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Likely Allium cernuum or Nodding Onion. In additi Likely Allium cernuum or Nodding Onion.  In addition to being food, wild onions have lots of medicinal uses, including anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral uses. 

#allium #wildonion #flowers #flowerstagram #wildflowers #lifeinthewoods #neverstopexploring #natureofourworld #colorfulcolorado #nature #woods #forest #park #seeninthewoods #forestfloor #märchenwald #outdoorrecreation #naturereset #jeffcotrails #natureiscalling #mountainsarecalling #colorado #evergreencolorado #denvermountainparks #summer #july #summernostalgia #hireclmcdermid #summerflowers #wildflowerphotography
Walking in the woods. #pinuscontorta #lodgepolep Walking in the woods. 

#pinuscontorta #lodgepolepine #woods #woodslife #forest #lifeinthewoods #neverstopexploring #natureofourworld #colorfulcolorado #nature #woods #forest #park #seeninthewoods #jeffcoopenspace #märchenwald #outdoorrecreation #naturereset #jeffcotrails #natureiscalling #mountainsarecalling #colorado #evergreencolorado #denvermountainparks #summer #july #summernostalgia #hireclmcdermid #forestlife #forestwalk
I'm not sure what these burrs are. I am looking f I'm not sure what these burrs are.  I am looking forward to doing more research next summer, and hopefully connecting this stage of the plant's lifecycle with the flowering stage, so I can figure out what it is. 

#flowers #flowerstagram #wildflowers #lifeinthewoods #neverstopexploring #natureofourworld #colorfulcolorado #nature #woods #forest #park #seeninthewoods #forestfloor #märchenwald #outdoorrecreation #naturereset #jeffcotrails #natureiscalling #mountainsarecalling #colorado #evergreencolorado #denvermountainparks #summer #july #summernostalgia #hireclmcdermid #summerflowers #wildflowerphotography
More Calochortus gunnisonii or Gunnison's Mariposa More Calochortus gunnisonii or Gunnison's Mariposa Lily.  You can put lily flowers in your salad, but never take my word for any of these things, do your own research and assume your own risk, please.  They are supposed to be yummy. 

#calochortus #mariposalily #flowers #flowerstagram #wildflowers #lifeinthewoods #neverstopexploring #natureofourworld #colorfulcolorado #nature #woods #forest #park #seeninthewoods #forestfloor #märchenwald #outdoorrecreation #naturereset #jeffcotrails #natureiscalling #mountainsarecalling #colorado #evergreencolorado #denvermountainparks #summer #july #summernostalgia #hireclmcdermid #summerflowers #wildflowerphotography
Tamiasciurus douglasii or Chickaree or Pine Squirr Tamiasciurus douglasii or Chickaree or Pine Squirrel. The ones I see in this area are usually gray, but the book describes them as usually brown, so I guess this one is the conformist. 

#squirrel #squirrels #squirrelsofinstagram #squirrellove #squirrellife #squirrelsofig #squirrelfriend #squirrelfriends #squirrelphotography #squirrelwatching #squirrelstagram #squirrelwatch #squirrely #colorfulcolorado #woodslife #forest #lifeinthewoods #hireclmcdermid #alderferthreesisters #jeffcoopenspace #jeffcotrails #getoutside #neverstopexploring #nature_of_our_world #thenature #märchenwald #evergreenmountain #chickaree #pinesquirrel #tamiasciurusdouglasii
Just playing around with saturation. We have so m Just playing around with saturation.  We have so many clichéd inspirational trees in my area, struggling to grow out of the bare rock.  It's really a little much. 

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Rudbeckia hirta or Black-Eyed Susan and a green sp Rudbeckia hirta or Black-Eyed Susan and a green spider who suddenly turned shy.  I like the little black tips on on their legs. 

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Lazy Sciurus niger or Fox Squirrel, just relaxing. Lazy Sciurus niger or Fox Squirrel, just relaxing.  It was this summer, so I'm not sure, but it was probably a weekend.  Come up with a better caption in comments. 🤔

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Lithospermum multiflorum or Manyflowered Stoneseed Lithospermum multiflorum or Manyflowered Stoneseed. 

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Likely Boloria bellona or Meadow Fritillary on pos Likely Boloria bellona or Meadow Fritillary on possibly Antennaria anaphaloides or Tall Pussytoes. 

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Helianthus pumilus or Little Sunflower, I think. Helianthus pumilus or Little Sunflower, I think. 

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The skies above Evergreen Mountain, back in July, The skies above Evergreen Mountain, back in July, when it was warm and lovely. (Now it is cold, but still lovely.)

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Eutamias umbrinus or Uinta Chipmunk. The photo is Eutamias umbrinus or Uinta Chipmunk.  The photo is from July, when these little guys practically overrun the place.  Now they are deep in hibernation, sleeping (in trees) and slowly burning the fat they accumulated over the summer. 

#chipmunk #chipmunksofinstagram #chipmunksforlife #chipmunkstyle #chipmunksofig #chipmunkseverywhere  #chipmunknation #chipmunklife #smallmammal #birdfeederthief #getoutside #seeninthewoods #nature #natureofourworld #lifeinthewoods #wui #wildlandurbaninterface #hireclmcdermid #mammalia #mammology #mammalwatching #mammalife #mammalifestyle #mammalsofamerica #mammalspecies #mammalphotography #evergreencolorado #seeninthewoods #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Crow feather in the dust. #Feathers #feather #fe Crow feather in the dust. 

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A Dog on an Adventure! #dog #dogsofinstagram #do A Dog on an Adventure! 

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A cut branch and the knot in the wood in a dead tr A cut branch and the knot in the wood in a dead tree, probably Pinus ponderosa or Ponderosa Pine.  To the right of the remains of the branch is evidence of beetles burrowing beneath the bark. 

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Cottonball clouds on one of those impossibly blue- Cottonball clouds on one of those impossibly blue-skyed summer days I am missing so much right now! 

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Rudbeckia hirta or Black-Eyed Susan, and unidentif Rudbeckia hirta or Black-Eyed Susan, and unidentified spider. 

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