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| View from Matt's house |
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| Matt's house |
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| Another view of Potomac Valley |
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| The staircase project |
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Tuesday in Potomac
We spent the morning returning to Home Depot since the 2X12 planks we purchased were actually 2X10. After the exchange, we returned home and spent the rest of the day working hard on the staircase. Paula and I took a brief break after lunch to check out the wildflowers
on Matt's property. Matt also had to dispatch a marmot which was encroaching on the property and threatening to do more damage to car hoses, etc. They are pretty animals, but, unfortunately, they have acquired the very irksome habit of chewing on car engine parts.
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Papa ~ I do believe the beautiful pink flower is the Montana State Flower ~ Bitterroot
ReplyDeleteThere are some beautiful photographs of it at this website http://www.flowershopping.com/stateflowers/ along with a facinating story (below).
The Montana State Flower - Bitterroot
Scientific Name: Lewisia rediviva
Long before explorers Lewis and Clark wrote about the beautiful purplish-pink flower of the bitterroot, Native Americans were using its roots for food and trade. Tribes dug up the roots and dried them so they could be kept and used for months. The root was too bitter to eat unless it was cooked, and it was usually mixed with berries or meat. An Indian story tells how the bitterroot came to be. It says the sun heard a mother crying because she couldn't find food for her family. The sun changed her tears into the bitterroot so she would always have food for her children. You can find the bitterroot growing near the mountains and boulders of western Montana in spring and summer. Mice love its leaves and seeds.