Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Satin Flower

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.

A few days ago, Steve and I went to the Upper Table Rock and met up with a few people from our photography club! The hope was to find some wildflowers, which is this month's photo theme. Although it's a little bit early for a full-out flower explosion, we were rewarded by a bunch of different types! I have decided that unless I find the flowers on my property or along the ridgeline, I won't count it in my Spring Flower Count, so that's why this one isn't numbered. I don't think these grow on our property but I'll be keeping my eyes open! :D Grass Widows have a couple of other names, including Satin Flower or Purple-Eyed Grass. It's one of Spring's earliest bloomers and they sprout from bulbs, usually in clusters of several flowers. If you would like to know more about these beautiful flowers, Wiki has a page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsynium_douglasii Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

When Steve and I went to the top of the Upper Table Rocks back in March, we both fell in love with the gorgeous Grass Widow flowers we found there. I took many pictures, and this flower looks amazing, even when you can barely see it! :D Here we have a newly emerging Grass Widow, showing us why it got its name! All alone, seemingly sprouting from grass! (That's not grass though, it's the leaves of the Grass Widow plant!) In case you didn't get to read about Grass Widows in earlier pictures I posted, here is the information again. Grass Widows have a couple of other names, including Satin Flower or Purple-Eyed Grass. It's one of Spring's earliest bloomers and they sprout from bulbs, usually in clusters of several flowers. If you would like to know more about these beautiful flowers, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Olsynium douglasii I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

On top of the Upper Table Rock, Grass Widow wildflowers were in full bloom all over the mesa! Steve and I went nuts taking pictures because they are such colorful, delicate beauties. When I got home from our trip, I looked at this picture and I immediately saw an adorable little purple flower being flying low over the meadow, arms and legs spread wide as it's carried along by a spring breeze. If you listen, you can hear her singing in joy, "I'M FLYYYYYYINGGGGGG" :D :D Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

In March, Steve and I went to the top of the Upper Table Rock to look for wildflowers. The lovely Grass Widows were in full bloom all over the mesa! We went crazy taking pictures because they are such colorful, delicate beauties and we'd never seen them before! Grass Widows have a couple of other names, including Satin Flower or Purple-Eyed Grass. It's one of Spring's earliest bloomers and they sprout from bulbs, usually in clusters of several flowers. If you would like to know more about these beautiful flowers, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Olsynium douglasii Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

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

This grouping of Grass Widows was right at the edge of the Lower Table Rock with the sky shining behind them. I'll never ever get tired of these incredible flowers!! :D

This Grass Widow is has finished blooming and is beginning to curl up, but not before I found sunlight shining through its petals and stem. They are so beautiful in full bloom, but they are stunning even when their show is finally over!