The fireweed plant has lost it's beautiful blossoms. Earlier in our blog, August 4, we showed a field of fireweed. This plant predicts the coming of winter. The blossoms start at the bottom of the stalk and the ones below drop off as the flowers continue to open. When all the blossoms are gone, there are red spires left. The last stage is when the spires burst open and a fluff appears, similar to what happens to dandelions after they bloom. The seeds are contained in the fluff. When all this has transpired, winter is not far away; and we have begun our journey south. Hope to be home the middle of October.
Along the way we passed glaciers and many beautiful mountains. It was cloudy and overcast all day, so many of our pictures are not as pretty as we would like. We have posted pictures of mountains with snow on them, but there are pretty mountains that do not have snow on them.
The fireweed plant has lost it's beautiful blossoms. Earlier in our blog, August 4, we showed a field of fireweed. This plant predicts the coming of winter. The blossoms start at the bottom of the stalk and the ones below drop off as the flowers continue to open. When all the blossoms are gone, there are red spires left. The last stage is when the spires burst open and a fluff appears, similar to what happens to dandelions after they bloom. The seeds are contained in the fluff. When all this has transpired, winter is not far away; and we have begun our journey south. Hope to be home the middle of October.
Along the way we passed glaciers and many beautiful mountains. It was cloudy and overcast all day, so many of our pictures are not as pretty as we would like. We have posted pictures of mountains with snow on them, but there are pretty mountains that do not have snow on them.
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