The road ditch exploded with yellow color from the marsh marigolds blossoms. There was no hint of yellow on Friday but today they were providing lots of blooms for the bees and butterflies.

Springtime Yellow

The weather was against the poor marsh marigolds this spring as a few days ago they were swallowed up by rushing waters from the heavy rainfall and covered by debris. Then a couple days later, the hail storm striped nearly all the blossoms off as I only spotted less than a dozen yellow flowers on the half mile stretch of road.

Gone Until Next Year

The gray day delivered a few more snowflakes this afternoon after a misty morning where the marshy areas received more water. But there are no sunny marsh marigolds to brighten the day, but maybe the April showers will bring some May flowers since this month is still lacking any blossoms.

Sunny Marsh Marigolds

A sunny spring Sunday was a good day to check out the new wildflower blossoms, such as the trilliums, wood anemones, yellow trout lilies and the bright yellow of the marsh marigolds.

Yellow Marsh Marigolds

A couple of warmer days has allowed the dandelions to provide spots of yellow on the lawn, but the Marsh Marigolds are adding the yellow in wet road ditches. The blossoms of the marsh marigolds produce both nectar and large amounts of pollen which attract many insects.

Yellow in Marshes

There are some areas covered with icy water backing up on the side of the roads where culverts are still frozen. Those same areas are often yellow and green with marsh marigolds in the spring and it is what I rather see than ice.

Seeing Yellow and Green