Kip’s Comments - September 14, 2025

Sep 14

Two Weeks and a Couple Days Later

Two weeks and a couple of days ago I explored a local fen in search of Grass of Parnassus and fringed gentians. While I found the Grass of Parnassus were having an outstanding blooming season, I struck out on fringed gentians and bottle (closed) gentians. I planned to return to assure the absence of blooms was due to timing and not something else.

This morning was my time to check the fen again. A smile came across my face when I found many fringed gentians, bottle gentians, and an assortment of other late fall wildflowers.

I will share a sampling of images below. If my video will work, I include more photos from this morning in that clip.