![]() They’re quite a rare find this spot in Westmoreland is the only place I’ve ever found them. The columbines grow on stone ledges off in the woods where few people ever see them, but some like me consider them very special and make it a point to go to see them each year. This is a smallish tree and common in this region, so the next time you’re walking along a trail in early May, look out for it.īy mid to late May some of our most beautiful wildflowers are just coming into bloom, like the wild columbine seen here. They seem to glow, and seeing a tree full of them is a sight not soon forgotten. May is when I start looking at buds and though there were many to choose from, I chose this velvety soft, pink and orange, striped maple bud. If you happen to find bloodroot growing in the wild you should remember the spot because this plant will come up in the same spot for many years if undisturbed. It isn’t busy and there’s nothing to deduce or discover it’s all right there so all you need to do is just admire its beauty. Its simplicity is what makes it so beautiful, I think. I’m not sure how a flower could be more perfect than this. ![]() They’re a breath of spring that I look forward to each year and their blossoming usually signals the return of red winged blackbirds.īloodroot is one of our most beautiful wildflowers which don’t often appear until early May, but last spring they came along in April. A catkin is really just a string of flowers and there are probably hundreds of tiny male blossoms in this shot.Īpril is when things really get going and large willow shrubs full of bright yellow flowers appear at wood edges and out in the fields. March is when the first flowers appear but I doubt many people notice the beautiful male alder catkins dangling from the bushes like strings of jewels. In early March there was still snow on the ground but the willows burned brightly and this scene reminded me of an impressionist painting. Sure, we can get more snow and even cold, but it doesn’t usually last for weeks like it can in January and February. I’ve always believed that once we’ve made it through February winter’s back is broken. This shot, taken later in February, makes me want to say “whew,” because it shows the first sign of warm colors and melting ice after a long white winter. I love to see the designs the wind can make in snow, but it has to be the right kind of snow with the right consistency or it doesn’t seem to work. In February I was at the North Pole, or so it seemed when I was looking at this wind sculpted snow. The first two photos were taken last January. It’s always slightly fuzzy, never clear like glass. This reminded me of putting a leaf between 2 sheets of waxed paper and then ironing the paper so it sealed around the leaf. This is more stream ice, this time with leaves trapped in it. Hopefully though, as you wade through this post, you’ll find something that catches your eye. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you might not think the stream ice in the above shot is beautiful at all. So as you look at what I’ve chosen remember that these photos are about the beauty of this world and nothing else. ![]() I dangle a carrot and entice you into going out and seeing nature for yourself, and when you do you fall in love with what you see, just as I did. But then I sat down and remembered what this blog was all about, which is showing you the beauty of nature. Choosing a handful of photos is never easy but this year it seemed daunting at first. It seems that these “looking back” posts get harder every year.
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