Good morning from Bedford, Pennsylvania. Since I’m still working on my first cup of coffee at a motel this morning, I decided to upload a couple shots from yesterday.
I highly recommend vacationing this way. It’s a blast, driving wherever the front end of the rental car points, stopping and hiking around at any likely spot… speaking of which: anybody know what kind of flower this is?
I found them growing, tall and thick, near the Great Cacapon River in West Virginia.
OH! And about that hiking… turns out I can! With my trusty walking stick and serious boots, that foot’s doing very well so far. In fact, the biggest worry I had all day yesterday was that I’d encounter a bear whose prints I saw everywhere at one spot. (He, of course, avoided me like the plague, so I never saw him.)
Not sure where I’ll be tonight, but if I come across anything fun and interesting, I’ll upload. Later…
Seriously, print and frame that first photo. GORGEOUS.
I think it’s a (two or more) multi-leafed yellow flower that is indigenous to West Virginia, particularly in those areas near the Great Cacapon River. Hope this info helps! 🙂
Tammy, thank you! I was really happy with how that one came out. (Can’t wait to get time to process all these images!!!)
Goldenrod — ah! That’s very helpful! I have another identification for you when I get time to process it. It’s a lizard on a rock. I think I’ve decided that it’s of the species “Rock Lizard” — but you might be able to further clarify.
LOL!
I’m at your service, Polimom. You can count on me anytime to lend my many years of expertise in the areas of flora and fauna … anytime! However, it looks like you have the ‘rock lizard’ identification nailed down perfectly.
Your latest covered bridge photo is fantastic! Worth staying overnight for, wasn’t it? And it looks like the weather is cooperating for you, as well!
Take care of your foot now. Try not to let the fact that you’re ambulatory overwhelm your natural desire to explore, explore and explore some more!
Pale Jewelweed Impatiens pallida
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/impatienspall.html
Meade — thank you!!! And that’s pretty funny, too. Turns out that a couple of states later, I made some images of another flower that didn’t look much like this one (I didn’t think so anyway), but is the same family.
Evidently, then, they’re both (all) touch-me-nots. Very cool!