Plants

Bluets?

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Didn’t Wena call them bluets? We’ll have blankets of these soon, mostly in shady places on the lawn, but this is the first patch so far. Sometimes in the past I’ve been moved to mow around them. These are under the swing, where there’s not much grass left to mow anyway. Who knows what their real name is?

Eastern Redbud

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Beyond the forsythia, in the woods, see a patch or two of purple?

There’s redbud in bloom throughout the woods near us now, and along many roadsides. It’s a favorite sign of spring, but it doesn’t last long, and I’ve been finding it camera-shy.
Wikipedia reference: Cercis canadensis

Magnolias finished

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We still have one or two left . . .
 

 
. . . but after their glorious peak, it’s only a few days until most of the petals look like this:
 

 
Still, we shouldn’t shed a tear. With a little luck, there’ll be even more next year.
 

Mayapple, aka Mandrake

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This is the fruit of one of the woodland plants seen in bloom Easter Saturday as below. Although it was trampled and left lying flat on the path by the dogs weeks ago, the fruit itself has remained green and possibly continues to grow.
Thanks to Nick for providing the identification. I’m renaming this post from “unnamed fruit”. References: altnature.com,
Wikipedia

Crape myrtle

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Crape myrtle, just planted, 27″ tall. We’ve wanted one of these for ages, but didn’t know where to put it. After we bought this one, we still didn’t know, as we don’t have many spots likely to give it the full days of sun. Maybe this’ll do.

Easter Saturday

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A couple of dozen shots taken Easter Saturday morning while wandering around the back with the dogs. Once you’ve clicked the first one, you can click the center margins or use left or right arrows to advance . . .