Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Twelve Mile Coulee

We had a very enjoyable walk all over these rolling hills in the NW part of the city, scouting the area for wildflowers. Saw so many gorgeous Prairie Crocuses and a fair number of rare Townsendia hookeri flowers. In the far distance, you can see Canada Olympic Park, where ski-jump and luge events were held during the 1988 WInter Olympics. I love walking in this kind of scenery, though it is quite hard on the knees and ankles when walking on a slope : ).

Another clump of very deep purple Prairie Crocuses sen at 12 Mile Coulee. Normally, these wildflowers are pale purple/bluish/whitish, but we have now seen a couple of clusters in this much darker shade. They were so pretty. They have no petals - the purple sepals just look like petals.

LOL, I think I surprised even myself when this photo loaded - pretty sharp, unlike some of my photos : ) We saw several of these wildflowers at 12 Mile Coulee a few days ago. We don't see many of these plants in the city, so it's always a pleasure when they are found. Flowers are 10-15 mm across, growing April-early June.