Before all of my flower photos get stale I'll have to share them in big bunches, starting with my latest obsession: Spring Beauty. I'll not attempt to narrow this one down to its Latin name, as I just read that there is a Carolina Spring Beauty and a Virginia Spring Beauty, and I have no way to tell which one might be growing around here (the photos I saw of each species looked identical to my untrained eyes).
These truly are some very charming flowers, and it seems like they are blooming everywhere! I see them in lawns all over the place, and I certainly can't take a walk in the woods without running into them. Sunny spots, shady spots - they seem to be happy just about anywhere.
They are so photogenic that I can't help but take photo after photo of them.
They are dainty (the flower head is smaller than a penny in most cases), but those pink stripes and bright white petals really pack a punch!
Here is a large clump of Spring Beauty growing amongst violets and other small spring wildflowers.
Don't they make you smile?
I'll try to share photos of other itty-bitty flowers with you soon!
9 comments:
Very charming flowers indeed! I see you're having a beautiful spring. Those flowers in your other blog are breathtaking too - such colors!
Your spring beauties have so much more color than mine though my photo of one from a rich section of woods does show some pink. Perhaps I was too rash in listing the latin name. I will have to rethink it.
It certainly is a BEAUTY.
These are some great shots. Last night, I had just finished sorting my Spring Beauty photos when I saw your post, so I changed to birds today and held my Spring Beauty post for tomorrow. They certainly are a wonderful little flower.
Aluajala - Yes, spring has been lovely so far this year!
BTG - I've seen them in different stages of color, sometimes with the pink not being so showy. I guess my eye (and my camera) were mostly drawn to the very pink ones, though.
Frank - Yes sir, it is. Do you have any thing like it on your side of the pond?
Steve - How very considerate of you to keep our posts from overlapping! I loved that Tree Swallow post. We've never had anyone take up immediate occupancy in our nest boxes - you're super lucky! Have you ever participated in Cornell's Nest Watch program?
What an appropriate name for such a lovely flower! Great shots!!!
Baby Birder - Thank you. Aren't they great?!
Oh! Oh! Oh! These are such wonderful photos! I have never seen many of them, and had gone about 40 years without seeing any at all, so I was thrilled to find some last week! Your photos are so crisp!!!!
Judy - Thank you! I'm glad you finally got to see some of these lovelies for yourself after such a long absence.
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