I took these the 4th on the property where we camped. A good friend and wonderful photographer said I need to share these on UHH. So here they are! And I could not resist the goofy osprey! It was on the property as well and would really check me out! It was not used to people being around as the owner does not visit the property often!

The Sego Lily is a sacred plant in Native American legend. Sego is a Shoshonean word thought to mean “edible bulb.” The flower thrives in desert-like conditions. It blooms in May and June. There are about seven variations of the plant in Utah. The white flower species displays three large, waxy petals. Each petal, on the inner surface, shows a distinctive crescent-shaped, purplish marking with a fringe of bright yellow hairs. The plant’s leaves, withered by flowering time, appear grass-like and sparse.
Sego Lilies, the Utah State flower. This plant is responsible for staving the hunger of the Mormon pioneers many times. They retained their color to some extent after cooking, thus making a colorful dish.

The pioneers of 1848–49 ate the sego lily bulb to help ward off starvation. Some bulbs were as large as walnuts, but most were the size of marbles. The bulbs were best fresh-cooked because they turned thick and ropey when cool.

Nice shots!

Bill
By the 1880s those early settlers who had eaten the bulb felt it set them apart from newcomers to the Salt Lake Valley. The old-timers thought that to have suffered through the hard times of the early Utah colonizing showed their tenacity and righteousness. For those pioneers it became a badge of virtue to have been a “bulbeater.”

Hope your visit is going well! I have so much to get done, I’m doing more Real Estate photos for my friends tomorrow, Tuesday we go to Colorado Springs, Wednesday I get the hair cut and that take a while! Packing, camera bag etc. No way do I get Yellowstone photos done….

Beth

I took these the 4th on the property where we camped. A good friend and wonderful photographer said I need to share these on UHH. So here they are! And I could not resist the goofy osprey! It was on the property as well and would really check me out! It was not used to people being around as the owner does not visit the property often!

The Sego Lily is a sacred plant in Native American legend. Sego is a Shoshonean word thought to mean “edible bulb.” The flower thrives in desert-like conditions. It blooms in May and June. There are about seven variations of the plant in Utah. The white flower species displays three large, waxy petals. Each petal, on the inner surface, shows a distinctive crescent-shaped, purplish marking with a fringe of bright yellow hairs. The plant’s leaves, withered by flowering time, appear grass-like and sparse.
Sego Lilies, the Utah State flower. This plant is responsible for staving the hunger of the Mormon pioneers many times. They retained their color to some extent after cooking, thus making a colorful dish.

The pioneers of 1848–49 ate the sego lily bulb to help ward off starvation. Some bulbs were as large as walnuts, but most were the size of marbles. The bulbs were best fresh-cooked because they turned thick and ropey when cool.

By the 1880s those early settlers who had eaten the bulb felt it set them apart from newcomers to the Salt Lake Valley. The old-timers thought that to have suffered through the hard times of the early Utah colonizing showed their tenacity and righteousness. For those pioneers it became a badge of virtue to have been a “bulbeater.”

Hope your visit is going well! I have so much to get done, I’m doing more Real Estate photos for my friends tomorrow, Tuesday we go to Colorado Springs, Wednesday I get the hair cut and that take a while! Packing, camera bag etc. No way do I get Yellowstone photos done….

Beth