Spring Wildflower Walk
We’ve had some big temperature changes recently, and much warmer than average temps have come (reached an 88°F high last week!) which have pushed many flowers to bloom. Over the weekend, I took my macro lens with me on a walk with my family on some woodland and wetland trails and captured these native-to-Pennsylvania spring wildflowers. Come have a look:
A note on these last two photos: it looks like I just had missed the yellow trout-lily in bloom (petals have all dropped and seed pod forming); this is nearly two weeks earlier than when they bloomed last year. And the mayapples were so abundant and beautiful with their umbrella-like foliage, I just couldn't resist including them though they have not come into bloom quite yet.
There is so much changing all around this season and waking up; so much coming back to greet the returning sun and warmth, and paint colors all over the landscapes. But I must remember these wildflowers are not to be taken for granted; they blossom now but before we know it, the petals fall. More species will continue blooming throughout this season and into summer of course, but my eyes want to feast upon and savor all these intricate details and works of art that are springing up in abundance. And my heart wants to pay gratitude for all the cheer they bring to me, if only for a fleeting time. A wildflower walk is a walk well spent, indeed.