Early Meadow Rue

The unidentified plant that I dug up along the trail is an Early Meadow Rue. Since I found that these have separate male and female plants I will have to make sure I have both. You can see a picture of them at this site , http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/thalictrumdioi.html

Spring Larkspur

Jeff and I went out along the trail and dug up some of these along with white sweet violets and another plant that I haven't identified yet. I planted them in the yard in hopes I can get them to spread.

Our house

Elevation- 2400'
I'm having fun studying maps of our little neck o' the woods.

Asparagus is up!

Spring is here!

Jeff and I went on about an hour long walk today on the trail running by our house. The first time we have been out there since spring really started coming on. It was a misty mountain day and it made us remember what a cool place we live. We made it just over the other side of Walker Mountain from our house and turned around before the trail started going downhill. Since most of this part of the trail lies in a gap it is a very fertile and lush area with Keywood Creek lying way down in the bottom of the gap. I could see a bunch of rhododendron on the other side of the gap(the east side). But just along the trail I found many spring wildflowers including wild columbine, wild geranium, sweet white violet, and spring larkspur. Since this is such a rich area I am hoping to see trillium in this gap later in the year. I used to come across huge patches of it in West Virginia and I believe it is my favorite flower.

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What would you pay for a wreath like this(if you had the money of course). I know it is simple so I won't be offended.