Another Day Into Spring

Checking on how spring is progressing today I found just what I had been expecting to see for a few days now. Pushing their way up through the soil, a single bud wrapped in a single leaf.

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) pushing its way up through the first days of spring. Early March up through early April.

A short blooming period that captures the attention of insects that are seeking pollen including various bees, Syphid flies and beetles.

Get out and discover them for yourself, before they disappear.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.