Let me preface today’s notes with the statement that I am by no means a flower expert. I think you probably figured that out when you read the titles for each of today’s photos. All I know is that the lady who grows all these beauties, Gladys Collins, said they are Lilies. I have no clue which variety of Lily each one is, all I know is that Gladys West Ishpeming home is beautifully adorned with all kinds of flowers and blooms. I can only imagine all the colors when she walks around her yard enjoying the hard work of planting all these blooms. I bet her neighbors and folks passing by really enjoy her flower gardens, too.

Meanwhile, on the shores of Lake Superior, in Copper Harbor, Steve Brimm, from Steve Brimm Photography found some “happy little flowers” to video and give us all twenty seconds of serenity to help keep your blood pressure in check.

I love lilies. You've seen a lot of them on my FB
page, Mary, all shapes and colors. They are so
beautiful!
What is the flower in the video? The look like
purple bell flowers. And yes, it brought the blood
pressure down.

Bottom two pics are probably "Daylilies"-Hemerocallis...top pic looks like an Asiatic Lilium "True Lily"

Beautiful x 4lora!

Ah, the Orange Lily. We always called them Tiger Lilies. They were the featured flower at our wedding and also our house was and still mostly is surrounded by them. My wife loved them.

D. A. (Midwested),
We also call them Tiger Lilies and they are blooming like crazy here right now. Beautiful!

Deb,
I think you're right, the flowers are a Bellflower - looks like they are the wild ones named Harebell. Wish i was there enjoying that view right now!

My tiger lilies aren't shaped exactly like that
and they have black stripes in them. They go
down the north side of my house where the tree
line is and are in many beds also. And I also
have many varieties of the Asiatic lily as well
as the daylilies. It's a very popular flower
and so beautiful.
JBuck, I have some of the purple bell flowers
as well as the blue ones. I never get tired of
flowers.

Wow! Beautiful pics and video!

Hi
I once did bring my blood pressure down by
concentrating on a peaceful scene. The first
blood pressure the doctor took was a little
high, so they gave me a minute before trying
again. I focused on the sights and sounds of
sitting on our beach on Lake Huron, remembering
the peace of being on vacation. My next blood
pressure reading was fine.

Incidentally, that beach (Straits area, near
Cheboygan) is very different this year. Instead
of the usual mix of sand and stones, it is
shelves of stones.

I have a question for Pastyland. Nathalie and I are in the Keweenaw for a few days and are creating little videos called "90 second geology" that will be used for our students, but may also be posted for public viewing. One of the places we are trying to get to is the La Roche Verte (the green copper oxide vein that leads out into the Lake) near the Copper Harbor lighthouse. The issue we're having is gaining access to get photos and create the video. We were up there today, but the access road was posted "private road". I was wondering if anyone knows how we can get access to the vein? You can leave a message here, or send me an email at eclogite@pasty.com

Thanks! ;-)

Hay Paul,
Yes, that's private land around the lighthouse. I think the only access is by boat, the way the lighthouse tours had to do it. Hopefully someone else can help out with details.

That's HEY Capt Paul,

Just keep finding this statement: The Copper Harbor Light is on mainland state-park property, but there is no public access

jbuck (Jbuck):
"Just keep finding this statement: The Copper Harbor Light is on mainland state-park property, but there is no public access"

That is my understanding as well, the The Copper Harbor Light and immediately surrounding land is State Property, but there is no public access by road.

If you can contact whomever is/was doing the lighthouse tours, they would probably have more accurate info, and may be able to help with access by boat.