On Sunday, busylizzy and I went for a 6 Km. walk, looking for evidence of Spring. The sun was hiding behind threatening clouds and it was not until Km. 3 did we see even a hint of colour. The above photo looks like all the colour except for the Crocuses was taken out in Photo shop. It was not.
When we got to the park, we were sure the smell in the air was Skunk Cabbage, until we saw a group of young kids smoking cannabis in the bushes. A few yards down the path, there was actually some Skunk Cabbage but it does not smell when it is at this stage.
These are the buds and blossoms of Red Maple, whose leaves are about the same colour in the Autumn.
A young fern clinging to a mossy tree trunk.
Not sure what these blossoms are, but they were blooming alongside some Salmon Berry Bushes who were struggling to push out their pink buds.
It is a good year for fungus. This tree was host to moss, a vine, and a few spiders, as well as the mushroom like growths.
And finally, these beautiful Crocuses were only three doors down from our house. If it was only evidence of Spring we were after, we could have saved ourselves a long walk.
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