I found a little side trail at the Shangri-La trailhead where there are branches piled up with vines growing up through them. I saw butterflies there a few months ago so I went back a few days ago to see what it looked like now.
Orange Sulphur Butterfly
There were yellow wildflowers blooming everywhere with butterflies fluttering.
So I named it Butterfly Brambles.
Painted Lady butterfly that I spotted there in December.
I was hoping to see the Painted Lady again but I didn't see one today. I did see several others though!
Gulf Fritillary
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Longtailed Skipper
I walked another direction to try to get closer to a huge Wild Plum tree in full bloom.
It was beautiful!
You could smell the sweet scent from the trail!
This was another tree blooming.
Lyreleaf Sage
And more wildflowers.
I wish I could drive over there every day! It's only 4 miles from my house so it's tempting!
Have you seen wildflowers in bloom this week?
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