Tag: Spring

Picture of the Day for May 16, 2014

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I don’t know if the Great White Trilliums have finally opened up, as these three and all the other the Trillium grandiflorums have disappeared along my path to the pond. There are some stems in spots, or like these three, no evidence left that there had been a trillium growing there except for the photo taken a few days ago.

Great White Trillium as well as other trilliums are a favored food of white-tailed deer. Indeed if trilliums are available deer will seek these plants, with a preference for Great White Trillium, to the exclusion of others. If they keep eating the same trilliums each year, it can lead to extinction of those plants along my path and then the Nodding Trilliums will have to be the new favorite deer snack.

Great White Trillium No More

Great White Trillium No More

Picture of the Day for May 15, 2014

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This flower needs the sun as much as I do and will expand wide in the sun but as evening draws near or if rain threatens, the Wood Anemone will close and droop it head so that no dew will injure it. The blossom has no true petals but has sepals instead and it is the sepals that fold over the mass of stamens and undeveloped seed vessels in the center like a tent. When closed, the pale rose colored underside of the sepals are seen, otherwise in the sun, the white upper side dance in the wind.

The Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) is often overlooked since it is a small blossom in the low bed of green leaves. It is not flashy or colorful and even the insects ignore it has little scent or nectar to attract them.

Wood Anemone

Wood Anemone

Picture of the Day for May 11, 2014

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For this Mother’s Day, I won’t be able to give my mom the usual flowers I give her, one of the early flowers which bloom in the area, the pretty dandelions. Due to the lack of many flowers blooming yet, the honey bees in my yard need the flowers more than my mom does this year.

When honeybees first emerge from their hives in the spring they have typically depleted their winter stores of honey and pollen needed for daily nutrition to sustain their life and “mom’s flowers”, the dandelions provides one of the first important sources of pollen and nectar, prior to when the other spring nectar sources become available.

So mom will have to look at her Mother’s Day flowers as a picture only this year since the honey bees were on the dandelions yesterday.

Mother’s Day Flowers

Mother's Day Flowers

Picture of the Day for May 8, 2014

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The wildflowers seem to be having a hard time opening this cold spring. The Bloodroots have had their blossoms up for a week but they have been closed up tight and there was only a little sun out yesterday so they still haven’t fully opened up yet. But it was windy and some of the petals were being blown away even if they haven’t displayed their blooms completely.

Emerging Bloodroots

Emerging Bloodroots

Picture of the Day for May 5, 2014

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The sunshine on the weekend (and all the April rain) has allowed the Sharp-lobed Hepatica to open, which is the first wildflower to open in my woods. The bloodroots are following closely but the Hepatica, in the range of colors from white, pink, blues and violet, are the first to present new color on the woodland floor.

But being the first blossom open has it downfalls, as the first blossom which opened was totally bugged chewed, so I had to wait until a few more blossoms opened before taking a picture.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Picture of the Day for May 1, 2014

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The traditional of a leaving a May basket filled with flowers on neighbors or friends doorsteps, has been fading in popularity since the late 20th century. That is probably a good thing this year since I would have trouble finding any flowers to put in the May basket as I don’t think one lone Bloodroot, which hasn’t opened up, will fill a basket.

May Day

May Day

Picture of the Day for April 30, 2014

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April closes out for many towns in the area as the second wettest April on record (unless the rain today pushes it to the first) and not all the precipitation was rain as the shovels had many opportunities to get a workout this spring. I’m not sure even the ducks like this wet weather but they didn’t seem to notice the rain or snow as they splashed in the water by the pond. But the real question is will all these April showers bring May flowers.

Very Wet April

Very Wet April

Picture of the Day for April 29, 2014

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It is rather depressing to see snowflakes flying in the air in the end of April. I don’t know if April snow showers will bring May flowers since the four wildflowers that have poked their heads up are keeping their blossoms closed up tight. The snow showers probably will freeze the poor little flowers. And I don’t think the bluebirds like the snow anymore than I do and hopefully they are huddling together in their birdhouse to keep warm.

Late April Snow Showers

Late April Snow Showers

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