Reggie and I went back to meadow #1 this morning. (It was a beautiful morning again, though it's full of thunderclouds now, with a little rumbling in the distance and rain approaching fast. We do need some rain every so often for the flowers.)

All the regular wildflowers (that we've reported earlier) were still increasing their numbers except the Glacier Lilies and the shooting stars. They are starting to decline, except in the shaded areas. I still look for unusually attractive specimens of both to photograph.

The new flower to appear today was the Heartleaf Arnica (Arnica cordifolia). This extremely bright yellow flower is characterized by the many yellow ray flowers and numerous disk flowers. At first glance you might confuse it with the Arrowleaf Balsamroot, but it's leaves are much different with some looking like the heart-shape we know so well. These seem to like open forest settings with shade and soon will be a welcome addition along the forest paths.