Spring Awakens along Otter Creek
Just over a week of winter remains, but the first wildflowers are breaking through the leaf cover left over from last autumn. The moist ground along Otter Creek encourages these hardy plants to flower early. It was below freezing this morning and a light frost held on until after sunrise.
A young Milkweed is coated with ice crystals…
A giant boulder shows off its winter moss in a bend of Otter Creek…
Blood Root shows her first blossom…
These Trout Lilies will open fully in two days, and will look like this…
Mud Dabbers will some reoccupy this old nest…
These tiny blossoms look almost like roses, but I’ve been unable to identify them…
Phlox are always the first flowers to appear along the ground…
Buddy was watching a crow along the creek…
Away from direct sunlight, the mosses flourish before other plants break ground.
A new family of Beavers have taken up residence in a Branch of Otter Creek…
Just one more hopeful Trout Lily. It got its name from the waxy leaves that resembled a swimming mountain Trout.
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Thanks for the beautiful pictures……..spring is definitely on the way…….great picture of Buddy! Patsy