Plowline Trail photos ...

Here’s a map of the trail. It’s a hidden beauty... Oh well.

Upstream of Algoma, Wisconsin, on the Ahnapee River ...

OK, this is the last rose ... or two ...

Here’s a link to a big version.

Last rose ...

Another lovely design ...

First orchard trip ...

View of Mississippi from Great River Bluffs State Park ...

Here’s a link to a larger version.

Thistle have to do for a while ...

This colossal specimen was in White Water State Park.

Season's turning toward blackcap time ...

Walk in the local cemetary ...

Nice batch of daisies ... no joke ... lovely creatures.

Bloom watching ...

I threw the best of my flower shots into a slideshow for a quick overview. Check out the bigger version on the Vimeo hosting site.

To be or not to bee food ...

Ground Ivy is a veritable fridge for various kinds of bees.

Wild plum trees in bloom ...

Catch a shooting star ...

Lots blooming at Perrot State Park today. Here’s info on shooting stars.

Wildflowers, detail or flavor ...

Gen wants me to gather my wildflower photos into a digital book form. Nice idea. One question: Is a tweaked shot that shows more detail more useful for identification than the photo straight up. Here’s an example of a pasqueflower in Whitewater State Park, taken last weekend.
Regular:

Tweaked:

Forget me not ...

On a hike today, we remembered the bunches of Forget me nots we have seen up on Lake Superior.

More from the wildflower collection ...

This one’s an anemone, found in Perrot State Park. Sorry about the arty filtering; the shot needed help.

Spotting some spring beauties ...

These ephemeral lookers are hypatica and bloodroot.

Hinting at spring ...

The weather in France and Germany, where we visited, was cold. About all the spring we saw were these snow drops. And they look persecuted.