I don’t always have a Cold Smoke beer when I really need one. It’s a bummer, but I manage to carry on. Yesterday turned out to be one of those days when chance caught me beerless—just when I really needed one for use as my standard scale for size.
On a quick turnaround trip to the
cabin, I chanced onto a patch of mixed flowers, including shootingstar and
fairy slippers (one of our rare orchids). These two specimens are among the
smallest of the mountain wildflowers. At the same time, they are among the most
striking to behold. Shootingstar flowers blaze with color, and fairy slippers
dazzle with delicate particulars. Both of these natives keep a low profile in
growth, and the flowers are something near the size of a dime.
I apologize for not having a can of
Cold Smoke to place alongside the flowers so you might get an accurate read on
size.
—Mitchell Hegman
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