The weather has been doing something gloomy and moist, on and off, since we left the Oregon Coast, in the rain, nine days ago. Any brief sunbreaks in that time were already spoken for by either library duties or the demands of a consulting side-hustle. When today was forecast to be sunny with artistic clouds, we briefly reclaimed our retirement – breaking free of the cellulose and the client to spend the morning hiking in Jacksonville Forest Park.
Since our last visit almost six weeks ago, the park’s foliage has burst into verdant lushness. 🙂 The canyon bottom trails are buried under a canopy of big leaf maple while the ridge trails flow beneath tall, flowering madrones. Some odd (Ground-cones) and striking (Henderson’s Triteleia) wildflowers are out, as is that itchy fiend 😡 Toxicodendron. We did a lollipop loop up the Canyon Falls Trail, along the Twin Peaks and Atsahu Trails, and back along the Jackson Ridge Trail. Rain, thunderstorms, and snow 
are scheduled for the Memorial Day Weekend so it was very nice to go outside while the going was good.
BOOTS on the TRAIL 
My plan to dye our cat’s ears a lovely shade of lavender was vetoed by The LovedOne. It was also vetoed by The Princess (cat) – they tell me the scratches will heal in time…
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Glad you found a source of spare parts for your cat.
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I took another look. The petal color isn’t definitive as both Pretty Face’s and Henderson’s can range from white to yellow. What is diagnostic is that Pretty Faces have wings that often extend past the anthers. These flowers do not so they’re Henderson’s and I edited the text & caption. Too bad, as we were hoping we’d finally seen an “uncommon” flower.
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So how do you tell the difference between a flower being “Pretty Face” or “Henderson’s Star” since they seem identical. When we look them up, Henderson’s Star are in Jackson County and are paler whereas a Pretty Face flower is bright yellow. Sometimes I think I will just say we saw a blue flower, or red flower and forget the names.
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