The spring wildflowers are starting to bloom now, it's a good time to get out, poke around in the woods and take a look around at all the ephemeral magic that happens in the few short weeks before the trees leaf out and steal all the sunlight.
Yellow sessile trillium:
Showy orchid:
Dwarf crested Iris:
Robin's plantain:
Plenty of things that are interesting even without blooms, too.
Hepatica leaves:
Ginseng:
Squaw root is popping up everywhere:
Part of the remains of an old independent small business that used to manufacture and sell medicinal products:
Yellow sessile trillium:
Showy orchid:
Dwarf crested Iris:
Robin's plantain:
Plenty of things that are interesting even without blooms, too.
Hepatica leaves:
Ginseng:
Squaw root is popping up everywhere:
Part of the remains of an old independent small business that used to manufacture and sell medicinal products: