Bloodroots Again

There are still a lot of bloodroots blooming,

 but more and more of them

 look like this.

 

Bloodroots

I made my first trip of the spring to the Beaver Pond Trail,

 where I found wildflowers in bloom,

some varieties of which I had never seen before.

 These are bloodroots, a flower I remember from childhood.

 If you pick the blossoms, their sap stains your hands an orangey red.

 And yes, I have selected the best captures.

 Fifty made it into the first round of editing.

 

Last of the Bloodroots

Bloodroots

The bloodroot leaves are open more fully this week. I love the texture of them, especially when the sun's rays shine through.

 

Bloodroots

I thought it was still too early for the wildflowers

 in the woods, but I went for a walk there anyway.

 Imagine my surprise when I found the bloodroots

were blooming!

Bloodroot

I've been to a new (to me) walking trail, and I am just in heaven!

There are hundreds of bloodroots, a plant I have not seen in 45 years!

I love the texture of the leaves, and the colours when the sun shines through them!

The leaves wrap around the blossoms, shielding them from the world.