Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: grass widow

One of the most beautiful flowers of southern Oregon is the stunning Grass Widow. They don't grow on our property, but instead, on the tops of the Upper and Lower Table Rocks, which are just a few miles from our home. These breathtaking flowers burst into bloom in early spring and draw admirers from miles away to appreciate their beauty. (And the view from the tops of these mesas are spectacular too!) Here are some other pictures of Grass Widows that I've taken.

(3 more in notes above) Steve and I live very close to a prominent pair of landmarks in southern Oregon called the Upper and Lower Tablerocks. Every Spring, these plateaus explode into a flowering wonderland, complete with a seasonal marsh. The stars of the show are acres of magenta-colored flowers called Grass Widows. Steve and I went up to photograph the flowers a couple of years ago and while I was wandering around, I found this amazing blossom! I didn't know they come in any other color, let alone two tones! I have since learned that there are rare white ones, though I have never seen one here. The background of this picture was not ideal so I created a textured background to replace the original. Explored on March 18, 2016. Highest placement, #54.

I saw these two with a rock just behind them and thought it would make a nice picture. Aren't they lovely?

Today Steve and I went to the Upper Table Rock trail head, which is only about 10 minutes from our house (you can see it from our house and is in some of my pictures!). We met one of our new friends there, Michael Adams, and his son Josh, and we all took off up the trail for a lovely hike and photography as well! It was such a great day and I got lots of pictures despite the wind on top! I'm only sharing 5 today, but I'll have more to slip in as archive images in the future! :) This picture shows what is in my opinion, the signature flower of the Table Rocks, the incredibly beautiful Grass Widow flower. I'm so glad they were still in bloom, because I thought Steve and I came up here in February last year to take pictures, but in fact, we were here exactly one year ago!! (If you'd like to see my pictures from last year, there's another Grass Widow picture below: click on it and scroll down! :D) Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. Wikipedia: Ralph Waldo Emerson