We took a hike with homeschool families from a different group in our area.  A guide spoke to us about the different plant life in the area.

Here is our guide, Dave, showing us an arial map of the area...

I love forget-me-nots...

This is Japanese Knotweed.  It was brought from Asia to Europe, then America.  It is now considered an invasive weed.

The most common blackberry in our area is actually not native.  It is the Himalayan Blackberry. This make fat, juicy berries, and the vines grow everywhere.  Native blackberry runs along the ground and makes small berries.

I always thought ivy was pretty to look at growing on trees.  But, we learned that these trees will suffocate and die from the ivy over time.

A fork of the Snoqualmie River...

Another way of looking at things...(A)

Bleeding Hearts AKA Dutchmen's Britches...

The end of our quest.  This is a 100(?) year old cedar tree.

Turning his face to the weird, shiny globe in the sky...

Enjoying the moss pillow...


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