Here's something nicer. First time I ever saw lupines blooming was in 2006, the year after I lost my husband. A photographer friend invited me to come up to Alaska and visit Denali Natl Park with him. He was a much older man and we only knew each other via the internet and our mutual interests in photography, especially the northern lights. Because he was an actual photog who made his living via that art, he was one of the few granted three-day passes to drive a private vehicle through the Park. There were designated turn-offs for camping, out of sight of the road. The photogs are also given the privilege of exiting their vehicles to take pictures of wildlife or vistas or flowers, or just to pull off the narrow road and explore. What a gift! He let me borrow his excellent camera at times and taught me how to do close-ups of flowers, small critters, or large vistas. First time that I ever saw lupines in bloom. They do not like the southern climate where I was from. I just loved them! Fast forward 13 years.... and we have lupines in our garden now.