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Planting Autumn Crocus (Colchicum)

I don't believe I have ever grown autumn crocus ( colchicum - I love to say that word) -  although we did inherit one when we moved into this house. I moved it, and apparently it did not like that because I never saw it again. I have always wanted to grow it, but I always think about it at the wrong time of year. Plus, I never see it at nurseries (not even at Yard N' Garden Land). When a friend offered me some, I said YES. She gave me one special one called "Waterlily" and several that I guess we would call the  "average one".  'Waterlily' The question then was where on earth would I would plant them. I read that they are nice in grassy areas so I then decided to plant them along the grassy pathway in front. (This pathway is about to become a gravel pathway as I am refusing to water it daily. Michael wins this battle and gets to do the "told you so" dance .) I decided to tuck the primo one at the corner of the path next to this pot. Diggin...

Cape Lookout (Tillamook, Oregon)



Last week a friend invited me to go on a hike to Cape Lookout State Park in Tillamook, Oregon. We chose the only day last week when rain was not forecast. It had rained the previous night but, after a foggy start, the sun came out and it was beautiful. 

This was my first trip to Tillamook. It is about a 2-hour drive from Portland. Arriving at the parking lot, the filtered sunrays were coming through the trees -




We walked down to the beach first. The water was clear blue, a really stunning sight -




Just off the beach was a pile of driftwood amidst a stream of water coming down from the mountains -




A rocky bank and water pipe deposit -




We headed for the wooded forest next to the beach where there are numerous trails -



It was quiet with the exception of bird song and the sound of a rushing stream headed toward the beach -






Todd heads through a split tree trunk -



After trekking up the hill among gigantic trees and lush undergrowth, we came back down to views of the ocean through the trees -




And a lookout point on a small bluff -



We got back in the car and headed up the road to a higher point with more trails. One trail hugged the mountainside with stomach-churning descents along the sides until an area was reached that offered stunning views of the ocean -




Hoping to do more of this as there are a ton of places to see here and so far, I've done very little exploring.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. WOW! Both the colors and the light couldn't be any better. Your photos are magazine quality, Phillip!

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  2. I don't think I've ever seen Oregon beaches look so blue! Such beautiful photos. Did you stop at Tillamook Cheese Factory?

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    1. No I didn't but maybe next time.

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