ÿþ<HTML> <Title>Sunny Bog and Behind the Pond, May 10, 2010</TITLE> <H2 align=center>Sunny Bog and Behind the Pond, May 10, 2010</H2> <P align=center>Here are views clockwise around the pond. <BR>This 'tour' starts on the beach, looking towards the 'sunny bog'. <BR>The 'sunny bog' and the areas behind the pond's waterfall boulders were just stunningly beautiful (imho). <BR>Click on any image to enlarge it. <TABLE align=center><TR> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7072pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7072pondsmsm.jpg" align=center> </A> <BR>Looking across the pond to the 'sunny bog' area. Blue Flag Iris in pond wasn't blooming yet.</TD> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7073pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7073pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR> A closer view of the sunny bog, in bloom, from the pond!</TD> </TR> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7074pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7074pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>Looking back across the sunny bog towards the pond: Douglas Iris, Seep Monkeyflower.</TD> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7075pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7075pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>Close-up of the Seep Monkeyflower (<I>Mimulus</I>) blooms</TD> </TR> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7076pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7076pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>The wild ginger <I>(Asarum caudatum)</i> growing behind the waterfall boulder.</TD> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7077pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7077pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>The pink blooms are the flowers of the Indian Rhubarb whose leaves are just unfurling.</TD> </TR> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7078pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7078pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>Looking thru the branches of the Japanese Maple across the pond to the house.</TD> <TD align=center> <A href="IMG_7079pondsm.jpg"><img src="IMG_7079pondsmsm.jpg"></A> <BR>Looking back towards the sunny bog. The pink blossums in the background are rosemallow.</TD> </TR> </Table> <BR><A HREF="http://bigsnestpond.net/pond2010.html">Return to Bigsnest Pond, 2010</A>