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I definitely enjoyed the first book in this series more… is everyone in this world freaks now??? Jeez

Love these wholesome books. It’s a nice world to visit!

I wonder how much the landscape has changed in the last 56 years. Flowers that he considered to be rare then, are probably distinct today. Much of this makes me sad. What did evolution do? What adaptations was it able to make? Definitely going to have to follow up on these questions. It’s weird just reading an actual book anymore! I’ve been reading on my phone or on my Kindle for so long and it’s quite strange

Some of these flowers are really cool! Apparently, Bear grass, a member of the lily family, if its roots are boiled can be a substitute soap! Indigenous people used the leaves for making baskets, hats, pouches, and water- tight containers. I love this kind of shit!

Or maybe it’s just that he is a fourth generation Oregonian… and so am I. And I recognize many of the flowers as ones I have seen on my own hikes and wandering during my lifetime… I have learned quite a bit since I started this book yesterday. I kind of started in the middle and then after a couple of hours I thought I would go back to the beginning and read it cover to cover. So I am.

I have never seen myself sitting down and reading a book about wildflowers cover to cover but the author of this book charmed me… and I’m just hooked. This book was written in 1970 but I dig this guy! He is very environmentally conscious, as you can imagine, and I find myself wishing there were more of him out there like us. I wonder if this guy is still alive…

Yarn store murder? Yesssss please!