I’ll insert below some of my FAVORITE VISIONS of NATURE…among many, from my 2023 daily hikes in the FOOTHILLS OF TIMPANOGOS….which I do to keep my spirit alive, as well as having learned it makes possible controlling safely my blood pressure & avoiding anymore mini-strokes, for all of which I’m grateful to the Lord and to those of you friends who also appreciate the wondrous beauties of our Lord’s creations.
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THE PRAYING MANTIS….above & below…MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE
It is always attacked by aphids, but there aren’t anough Lady Bugs and other natural enemies to save it. Yet it has managed to reproduce each year with enoufh seeds sprouting to
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SMOOTH SUMAC
WILD CRAB APPLES
WILD ROSE
This is a parasite common to the woods rose.
MULE DEER
“THE VALLEY of OUR LADY of MERCY of TIMPANOGOS,” “The most pleasing, beautiful and fertile site in New Spain.”
by Fathers Escalante & Domingues, 1776
CLIFF ROSE, that the Native Americans in the western deserts used for a lot of things, I’ll get to later…..
……this is what I used it for, the wonderful twisted wood of two beautifully constrasted colors….for legs on a coffee table, for lamps, etc.
…..and fascinated by it’s unique flower…that doestn’t look like a rose, and its reproductive system!Now, from the VALLEY VIEW SPOT, we work our way down the canyon, eventually going along the creek, and still getting some exotic plants…….even “other worldly” but always beautiful VISIONS OF NATURE!
WILD CHOKE CHERRIES
BATTLE CREEK CANYON south of GROVE CREEK CANYON – Pleasant Grove, Utah
Now back to GROVE CREEK CANYON TRAILHEAD AREA and the…..
…… UTAH STATE FLOWER,
the SEGO LILY, that blooms briefly about June 1st. and…..
At GROVE CREEK CANYON for the JULY 4th CELEBRATIONS
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As soon as I can get my website to function properly I’ll do a post reporting on more of the wondrous VISIONS OF NATURE I’ve photographed on my daily hikes to keep my legs alive and awake.
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