Lake Wild Flowers

Tucked away,

in a few heavily shaded coves

on the lake,

are areas that are lush green

with ferns, and shade loving wildflowers.

 

These micro climates,

with cool air coming down

from the mountains,

 keep the coves at least 15 to 20 degrees

cooler than the sunnier areas of the lake.

 The  naturally cool

areas are perfect for

tucking the boat against the

shore, swimming, and relaxing

without being too overwhelmingly hot.

Since the water is so high,

 we were right up there in the

cool, mossy, fern-y, poison oak-y

area. It's very beautiful up there,

and we love it when we can,

because the lake

doesn't stay full for long. 

 We had a close up view

of the wild columbine

 right in front of the boat

as it was anchored against the shore

 in the photo above.

 

This is some blog break, eh?

This post was prepared ahead of time.

Take care, P.