Cirsium edule – Edible Thistle Nothing beats getting out into the mountains and seeing plants in the wild. Try as you might, you can never really reproduce what Mother Nature does so effortlessly. That is provided man stays out of the way and doesn’t disturb what happens naturally. Mt. Rainier Having Mount Rainier in our backyard provides an easy escape to witness the wild flowers happening this time of year. I had the opportunity this past week to get up into the mountain tw