Wildflower Fest – Rue Anemone

Rue Anemone – Member of the Buttercup Family

Rue Anemone Bud Breaking

Rue Anemone – A perfect Seven

Another Wordless Wednesday

 

Sing a New Song

Psalm 96

¹ Sing to the Lord a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
² Sing to the Lord, praise his name;
    proclaim his salvation day after day.
³ Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

For the whole Psalm click here.

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Over Wintered Swallowtail

Last fall a student brought a small caterpillar in to school from the families carrot patch. I wondered whether the carrot tops would last long enough for it to go into a chrysalis stage. New fall leaf sprouts did the trick and being late in the season, it over wintered in our garage. She’s a beauty and survived the classroom parade to visit all who helped feed her. To view the chrysalis, click here.

She’s this weeks Friday Friend

Wildflower Fest – Hepatica

While pleased to find the early blooming Bloodroot from yesterday’s post, I was quite excited to find these Hepatica growing close by. I was prostate, head down hill on this good earth when I found them to get my shots. I couple of other hikers passed me by while in this earth bound position and told me they were quite relieved to see me move and stand up. This all ended up in a little mother earth nature lesson. Amazing to me how people just pass on by never seeing what is really on this earth along the trail.

I do wonder if they would have left me if I really wasn’t moving?

Hepatica is named for the 3 lobed (like our liver) basil leaf which I do not show. Lying down hill has some mobility limits.

Earth is this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge of the week. Check out the other entries.

Wildflower Fest – Bloodroot

Spring Up

A Wildflower Wordless Wednesday

Wildflower Fest – Dutchmen’s Breeches

We don’t call them breeches anymore. I haven’t heard the term britches since I was a child, yet this archaic us of the old Dutch men’s leggings captures the caricature well. These pants hung out to dry on the line with their deep feathery green foliage are a bit of early spring whimsy.

Cheerily, Cheer UP!

 

Cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up.

Another Friday Friend.

 

 

Wildflower Fest – Surprise

Trout Lillies are always a pleasant surprise. They come and go so quickly. There is an added surprise to if you wish to spot it. The flower takes its common name from its spotted leaves like a speckled trout, not from its yellow flower. Justice for the trout, but maybe not so fair for the Lilly.

WPC – Surprise. Everyone likes a pleasant surprise, check them out.

Trout Lilly Surprise

Trout Lilly Pairs

Trout Lilly

Wildflower Fest – Spring Beauties

Spring Beauties form a forest floor carpet that invites spring into the woodlands. I’ve never been able to adequately capture the carpet effect, but I do hope you enjoy the delicate white-pinks of these close ups.

Bunch of Beauties

Pair of Beauties

Spring Beauties

A click on the image brings out the full view.

Spring Log-Jam Session

Another Wordless Wednesday