Here are some views of early spring for #wednesdaywalk by
They spring days have been bright around here lately.
Sunshine is a nice change from the dark winter we had here in Illinois. However it is nice to get plenty of rain in April so all the plants and fungi can grow.
These snowdrop wildflowers seem to be getting moisture from around the tree.
These little guys are some of the first to come out in spring.
Bloodroots are also starting to unfurl and bloom.
Bloodroots are all over the place in the shade of hills and kind of remind me of miniature tulips.
Trilliums are starting to leaf out as well. Soon they will be forming little red petals in the middle.
I have no idea what this little blue wildflower is called. My best guess is Common Grape Hyacinth.
This might be a bloomed out version of the previous but it is probably Glory-of-the-Snow aka Chionodoxa luciliae.
This looks like a type of Winter Aconite but I'm not certain...
I know this early spring plant well. This is garlic mustard that is an ok tasting edible if you harvest it early enough. It kind of tastes like a garlic spinach when young like this, but if you wait too long to harvest, it tastes really bitter as it ages.
On my walk I also came across a tiny little skull.
I'm guessing its probably a possum with the nose and eye sockets broken off. Or possibly a baby raccoon who knows. Whatever it is it's kind of a mystery. On these nature walks you always end up finding something that winter killed off and the snow leaves behind.
That's all for this #wednesdaywalk :-) hopefully it rains soon so I can find some morels.