May Flowers

Today has been a gorgeous Spring day, and fortunately I have a day off to enjoy it. I wandered through the increasingly fragrant and colorful Dykeman Spring Nature Park this morning, wrapping myself in Mama Gaia's bounty. There was lots of birdsong, and I saw one Oriole and heard several others singing in different parts of the park, but what got my attention most was the increasing amount of blooming going on. So wander with me through the park and enjoy a great Spring morning's worth of wildflowers.

Heal-all growing in the Dykeman Spring wetland

Common Blue Violet growing on the forest floor along the Dykeman Walking Trail

Barberry blossoms by the duck ponds

Apple blossoms along the Meadow Trail

The Redbuds along the eastern edge of the upland meadow are blooming

© 2015 by A. Roy Hilbinger