I can’t always get out to the woods for a hike so on the weekends I enjoy the more rugged parts of the greenway by the river in our town. I can’t say it is undisturbed because the environmental perturbation was and is causing far more briars, poison ivy, hedge, and honey suckle than ought to be. However, there are corners where the native species are returning, if only they can be ignored and let grow. And there were more flowers than my poor camera can focus on. I need a macrolense for the small ones…..
Trillium cuneatum, Sweet Betsy
Podophyllum peltatum, May Apple
…. you can barely see them. So small, so common,
so beautiful. The only difference in weeds and flowers is what you see in them. If you see something choking out your big, showy, bought, cared for flowers, it’s a weed. If it’s Spring and you are in the woods, it’s a wildflower.
I have some showy flowers in my yard and I enjoy them, but I like the wildflowers, too. God’s garden is beautiful in both places.
- Star Chickweed – Stellaria pubera
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