{"id":14460,"date":"2016-04-25T10:49:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T17:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=14460"},"modified":"2016-04-25T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T04:07:00","slug":"golden-days-of-spring-okanagan-valley-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/golden-days-of-spring-okanagan-valley-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Days Of Spring: Okanagan WildFlowers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"IMG_3443\"<\/a>
Balsam Root Fields Forever, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Balsam Root Fields Forever<\/h4>\n

Each spring the mountain sides surrounding the Okanagan Valley turn gold with breathtaking wild blossoms. This is my favourite time of year. It is like living each day surrounded by small bursts of celestial, golden sun rays springing forth from Earth!<\/p>\n

\"Balsam<\/a>
Balsam Root Flowers, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have lived on my mountain in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia for 15 years; yet each spring I discover the new blossoms <\/a>with such delight, it is as though I am seeing them for the first time. Every morning I hike or run past the blossoms and wish that I had brought a camera other than my iPhone. Yesterday, I went on my usual early Sunday morning mountain bike ride and remembered to bring a DSLR camera with me to capture a few of the early spring flowers\u2014many more have yet to bloom; I am waiting on the patch of wild orchids in my front yard to make their appearance…<\/p>\n

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Tea break at Dead Frog Pond, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sustainability<\/h4>\n

It is important to recognize the vast urban development that threatens the wild fields of the Okanagan. The\u00a0mountains are constantly being carved up to build more and more large homes. Balsam Root Fields Forever<\/em> will be no more unless the Okanagan Valley stops the urban sprawl and starts condensing–build up, not out.<\/p>\n

\"Oregon<\/a>
Oregon Grape Blossoms, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oregon<\/a>
Oregon Grapes surrounding fir tree, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Okanagan Biodiversity<\/h4>\n

Knox Mountain Park is at risk of loosing its biodiversity. To ensure the park remains rich with natural flora and fauna, Kelowna needs to limit development and traffic in the park and also make sure the park does not become strangulated by urban sprawl\u2014a corridor of wilderness must remain, linking Knox Mountain with the natural Okanagan wild spaces.<\/p>\n

\"Chocolate<\/a>
Chocolate Lilly, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chocolate<\/a>
Chocolate Lilly, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I hope you enjoy the show case of early spring alpine flowers of the Okanagan Valley:<\/h5>\n
\"Saskatoon<\/a>
Saskatoon Berry Blossoms, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Paint<\/a>
Figwort: Red Paintbrush, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Woodland Star, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Arnica, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anyone help me out identifying this one:sunburst, spiked leaf pattern? Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Balsam Root Fields Forever Each spring the mountain sides surrounding the Okanagan Valley turn gold with breathtaking wild blossoms. This is my favourite time of year. 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