Saturday, May 2, 2020

From the Archives

I'm reliving in my mind the many wonderful days I've spent walking in the woods in May, my favourite time of year.  I'm seeing posts on a number of blogs, notably Jacqueline's botanical wanderings in her Saratoga woods and waterways blog, illustrating the beautiful wildflowers that bloom now.  So I'm taking you back to May 2, 2015.


The bright yellow of the beautiful Trout Lily, its mottled leaves far more plentiful on the forest floor than the number of blooms.

Red Trillium.

Spring Beauty.

One of the earliest blooming, Dutchman's Breeches, said to look like a Dutchman's pantaloons hanging upside down on a laundry line.

The completely weird purple shoot of Blue Cohosh, a plant that grows so fast on a warm day in early May that you can almost watch it grow!

Bloodroot that flowers before the leaves unfold.  You can just see bits of the leaves curled around the stem on some of these blooms..

And finally Hepatica, the earliest of our spring wildflowers.

Hope you've enjoyed my archives from May 2nd, 2015!  For those of you wondering my battery issue seems to have been resolved, though I haven't gone beyond our own street while I'm still testing it.  A technician did visit promptly and told us that we'd been charging it wrong.  We hadn't been leaving it on overnight because the charger got so hot.  H left us a different charger to use, one with a smaller amperage and a fan so it doesn't get hot, and told us to lesve it on all night so that it gets a 'deep' charge.  We've done that and now it's staying above 90% after 6 laps of our street, the equivalent of 36 blocks.  So I think I'm safe.


21 comments:

  1. I did enjoy seeing this selection from the archives.
    So colourful :)

    All the best Jan

    PS Pleased that your battery issues appear to be sorted.

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  2. I love this post of flowers - I never know the names of wildflowers. I'm glad that the battery seems to be sorted out!

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  3. Beautiful photos of the wildflowers. Glad to hear that your battery issue is straightened out so you can go wandering about the neighborhood.

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  4. Wildflowers that bloom without any further care , nature is wonderful.So glad the new charger is working well, now the days are warmer and the snow might all be gone, a good time to travel on streets further from home.

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  5. Beautiful, especially the trout lily. I'm really missing not being able to go to my favorite spring wildflower hiking trails. Everything is still closed here.

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  6. Good news about the battery for sure.

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  7. Thanks for the look-back. Beautiful photos!

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  8. Oh, these make me want to get in the woods so, so bad. I have not been since Roger's stroke. And I miss them so bad. Since I was a little girl, I have loved being in the woods.

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  9. Beautiful May blooms. This is my favorite time of year too.
    Glad to hear that the battery is now charging properly.

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  10. It is nice seeing the first signs of Spring even if it is on your Blog. Great Pictures.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  11. We should be seeing flowers here soon! I am looking forward to it! Glad you got your battery problem solved...:)

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  12. gorgeous blooms!!! i am glad you resolved the issue with your battery!!!

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  13. Great news about the battery! It would be a shame to not be able to roam around outside this time of year.

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  14. I am so happy to hear that your battery problems may be resolved. And thank you so much for these lovely spring flowers. You have made my day. :-)

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  15. My husband is electronics savvy. He always tells me to get 'deep charges' and allow the battery to get low to maintain the deeper charges. Lovely photos.

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  16. These are gorgeous photos; you must have a good close up lens. I feel like I could touch them.

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  18. Such beautiful wildflowers. Red trilliums! I've never seen one! Wow it is gorgeous!
    Glad the battery issue is resolved. Things you learn and now there will be no stopping you! (well, once the weather smartens up once and for all!)
    Take care! (ps, thank you for the help with the 'black' birds up here. I'll pay attention to the size, they are either grackles or crows. I recognize the red winged ones. ;))

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  19. Lovely flowers, one and all.
    So nice to see flowers again, they are just beginning here. One has to know where to find them...., not abundant.

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  20. I could have taken these pictures along the local trail yesterday! Spring bloom is the best!

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  21. I was on here the day you posted this, and got off looking for someone else's blog that had a plant that I thought might be the Hepatica...I wanted to compare to yours and tell her to come look. I could not remember who had it and forgot to come back and comment. I so love spring in the woods. Actually, love any time in the woods...

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