Our Beautiful Planet

These pictures by Nick Strobel from his yard in Bakersfield give a taste of the beauty just outside the door. The last several pictures are from his hike between Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls in Oregon. These pictures are copyrighted by Nick Strobel. You may use these pictures if you clearly and explicitly cite my authorship of the images and show how to get to my website at www.astronomynotes.com. If you want to use any of these pictures in any sort of publication, please contact me for permission and I may have a higher resolution version suitable for printing.

This page has links to flowers and the insects that like flowers. For flowers in the hills, see my Kern County Spring page, Duane Shoffner's album, or my Spring 2006 Flower Rainbow page. Other pages in the "Our Beautiful Planet" album include a set of Land Formations pictures , Streams and Trees pictures, and Aurorae pictures from Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Flowers and Flower Insects

The yard flower pictures were all taken in late spring 2005. The hiking trail flowers (Oregon) were taken in July 2007.

Desert Bird of Paradise (260 KB)	Desert Bird of Paradise (256 KB)	Desert Bird of Paradise (204 KB)
Geraniums (264 KB)	Scarlet Flax (40 KB)	California Poppy (220 KB)
California Poppy (208 KB)	Honeybees in the Poppies (256 KB)	Honeybee in a Poppy (172 KB)
Honeybees in the Poppies (236 KB)	Honeybee in a Poppy (144 KB)	Flowerfly in a Poppy (52 KB)
Bumblebee and Sweet Pea (120 KB)	Columbine flower along Trail #420 between Wahkeena Falls and Fairy Falls	Devil's Club flower along Trail #420 between Wahkeena Falls and Fairy Falls
Tiger Lilly along Trail #441 between Fairy Falls and Multnomah Falls	Tiger Swallowtail among Syringa flowers along Trail #441	Columbine flowers along Trail #441
Syringa flowers along Trail #441	Super bloom at Poppy Preserve (2019; 360 KB)	Poppy Preserve (2019; 368 KB)
Super bloom at Poppy Preserve (2019; 634 KB)

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last updated: July 19, 2021