Beezley Hills Preserve

In her 5-13 report Kim Brown thought she had seen the beginning of the hedgehog cactus bloom, but we believe she saw the end as today there were no blooms. However, the bitterroot more than made up for the lack of cactus bloom! They were AWESOME and should be for at least another week! The sulphur lupine was mostly brown and most early flowers were no longer blooming. There were several linear leaf daisies and cushion daisies blooming. We saw one Yellow Salsify which was blooming when we arrived about 1:00 and which was closed when we returned to the truck about 4:00. One area had a few large flowered collomia which are pale salmon colored. Thyme leafed buckwheat was prevalent and beautiful. It was a very windy and cool day which made for wriggly flowers for picture taking! The area offers a relaxing ""wandering"" experience. We look forward to going earlier in the spring next yaer!