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Consider the liles, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you. Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. - Luke 12:27

Anyone who knows me will tell you I am NO fan of winter, but I do enjoy the change of seasons, especially spring. After a long ugly winter, I can't wait to get back outside again and hiking in south central Ohio in and around the foothills of the Appalachians is just the ticket.

As winter begins to loosen her grip, you can see signs of new life if you know where to look. And by April, the broadleaf forests of the eastern United States are alive with Ephemeral (meaning anything short lived) Wildflowers. You see, the spring ephemerals must sprout, reach maturity, flower, seed, and die back again, all before the life giving sunlight is choked out by the trees the tower above them. Their internal clock is perfectly attuned to this calendar of events, calling them to action between the months of February and April and ending the process in either May or June.

Epemeral wildflowers include a wide range of participants such as trillion, bloodroot, lady slipper orchids, showy orchids, crested dwarf iris, columbine, jack-in-the-pulpit, toothwort, trout lily, and vilots just to name a few. Truly early spring is a magical and beautiful time of the year in the forest. Unfortunately, today's hectic lifestyles leave little time for such things, and so I consider myself lucky whenever I get to take advantage of nature's early show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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