Poppy Fields

And who would have thought there were fields of wild poppies growing in Utah? Not me, but as soom as we heard of this we had to go check it out. Sure enough there a few beautiful poppy fields in Mantua, Utah!!!

Of course poppies are not endemic here so we tried to do a little research to figure out where they came from, and in doing this found reference to poppy fields near Alpine and Logan UT as well. We'll have to find those next poppy season. The best info we could find about the Mantua poppies is some gals facebook page.

They might not be native, but who can complain about a field of gorgeous flowers!!!

And we are not the only ones to like the poppies! This Cactus Choreid seems to like them too!!! (Cactus Choreid (Chelinidea vittiger) ID courtesy of the kind folks at thwBug Guide

Spring has Sprung... to end the winter of my discontent.

Yup, it's been a forever since I've blogged... Winter, normally my very happy time, was not this year. Had a little ski accident at the beginning of February... tore my MCL and ACL (aka, blew my knee) ended my ski season (and future summer hiking season.. *sniff*) spent a month in a full leg brace, had ACL reconstruction surgery, and a month of recovery, which will be followed by many months of rehab. I was unhappy and very stressed and despite having plenty to say, just didn't feel like writing (whining) about it as I did enough real life whining (just ask my friends). Thus it was the winter of my discontent.

But now it is spring, and 6 weeks post surgery, I managed to hobble (sans crutch!!!) all over Thanksgiving Point enjoying the annual Tulip Festival. And of course I have the pictures to prove it. So now I'm back, and it's time to share the bright spots in my life... and what is brighter than beautiful spring flowers?!!!