For those who like to paint flowers...

...the Calypso Orchids are in bloom - more than I've ever seen before.

It's always a nice surprise to come across them - and they're only in bloom for a couple of weeks.

They're hard to photo because they're so close to the ground - these aren't the clearest shots because my dogs couldn't figure out what I was doing lying down on the trail and they kept trying to lick my face.

Patty