Blue Lupine in the Cascades © 2010 Bo Mackison
Mother Nature makes it really hard to drive on the back roads of Washington state. Every few yards along the sides of the roads are massive spreads of blue and purple lupine. When she wants to make it especially difficult to concentrate, she adds a few white or pink lupine into the mix. Occasionally there are yellow ones, too.
I finally pulled off the road to get my photography fix for the morning. We were driving from Seattle to Vancouver — shouldn’t have been all that difficult, seeing as it is only a two hour drive. But we were already a day behind our plans, since we had taken the turn off I-5 the morning before for a spontaneous detour through the North Cascades. But even being off schedule wasn’t a good enough reason to not stop. So stop we did.
The lupine were definitely worth the delay.
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How beautiful and blue! I really like Blue Lupine and this is a great shot. 🙂
I love them too, Anna. I think they must be the bluest flower I’ve ever photographed.
I love that color. So gorgeous. And a worthwhile delay it was!
Sometimes the best of plans require change, Molly.
I’d certainly say that was worth a delay!
It’s one reason I plan a very loose schedule, and then never get too worried about being somewhere at a specific time. I love the freedom to stop and see what needs to be seen!
This is stunning….and all of my favorite colors too!! All the photos are so vivid and truly alive. Be well. Xtine
Thanks, Xtine, lupine do have the best colors!
As they say in The Trilogy “All who wander are not lost…” The detour sounds like it was worth the change. This is a beautiful flower. I love the deep and rich colors.
That is one of my favorite quotes, attributed to the Trilogy and J.R.R. Tolkien, of course. I am definitely a wanderer, but not lost too often. Thanks, Gandalf.
Lupines. Sigh. I wish we could grow lupines here in the steamy, hot South. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us less fortunate beings!
Ah, Debi. The lupines must be a gift or bribe to the Northerners who stay around and wait for them to show their pretty faces in the spring!