Joy Ziemnick says that nature walks with her boys are always enjoyable. We get to join Joy, Jim and Sherlock on their walk today. Joy has identified all the flowers by name and says that she knows most of them, but verifies them with a search engine on the computer. Thanks for making my job easier today, Joy!

In the order of the photos, we pass by a group of ferns with the sun filtering through the trees, putting a “spotlight” on them.
Next is Blue-eyed Grass, a delicate looking flower and such a pretty blue color.
The third specimen is a grouping of Star of Bethlehem...beautiful name for a beautiful bouquet.

A Bunchberry is the fourth flower. I wonder if the name has something to do with the center of the flower, since it looks like a clump of tiny flowers “bunched” together.
A spray of Common Blue Speedwell flowers are in the lineup at number five. These pretty blooms actually have nutritional qualities from medicinal to making a soothing tea. Pleasing to the eye and useful to treat a variety of maladies.

Last, but not least, is the Wild Calla, which grows in shallow water, marshes and bogs. It is a perennial that can grow 5 to 10 inches high. Also noted is that it is poisonous as it contains high levels of oxalic acid. Pretty, but toxic.

Still keeping with the nature theme, we join Alexis Dahl with information about agates and why they’re one of the only major gemstones that scientists cannot synthesize in a lab. I guess that makes them a “one of a kind” if they can’t be made in a laboratory.

I especially like the Star of Bethlehem flower.

These pics are so beautiful, and Alexis is the
bomb!

My favorite is always the fern. I have
always loved ferns. There's just something
about that particular of green that I just
love. But they're all beautiful.