October 28, 2026
Today, peak of the season. Spectacular colors all around. I had an errand to run over in the Shenandoah Valley, which took me up through Shenandoah National Park, which matched the leaf color on my mountain. Pure pleasure.
Here, rusty red White Oak leaves (Quercus alba) with a few of them still green, also a few bright yellow leaves of Redbud (Cercis canadensis).
What a day.
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October 20, 2026
I count on Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) for its pink in spring. Flowers blooming before leaves appear, but autumn is outstanding as well. Vibrant yellow marking the season.
Redbud is a small tree that is native to eastern North America, growing to a height of 20 to 30 feet, common in the forest understory up here.
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June 24, 2026
The Redbud trees (Cercis canadensis) up here on my mountain in April, reach out with their branches, painting the still black and white landscape with a striking pink hue everywhere one looks.
Now it’s June and those pink blooms have become seedpods, waiting to fall to the ground to become more Redbud trees.
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March 23, 2026
Early spring. Such an elegant look is unfolding in the woods up here. A wash of pink is just beginning to take over the leafless landscape. Blooms of Redbud (Cercis canadensis) are just beginning to open. As spring develops, so will the pink wash, being joined by Flowering Dogwood blooms (Cornus florida).
A work of art in the woods.
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April 1, 2025
A Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) sitting amongst pink blooms of an Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis).
The buds as well as the flowers are a valuable source of nutrition. Downy Woodpeckers, along with many songbirds including Cedar Waxwings, Chickadees, Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Juncos, and others, eat these buds and flowers.
Exquisite flowers making clouds of pink in the woods.
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