Each spring I delight in looking for wildflowers in our area of Central Minnesota. This year it has been difficult because of the late spring. I have a few favorite places where I know I will find wildflowers each year. I visit those places each week in search of the flowers I think should be blooming at this time of year.
This morning I visited one of my favorite spots along the Mississippi River in Little Falls, Minnesota. I was searching for Bloodroot which is usually one of the first wildflowers to bloom in our area. I found White Trout Lillies first. Here is what they look like growing near the Mississippi River in a wooded area.
Next I found the Bloodroot. They were not as plentiful as the White Trout Lily but they are some of my favorites. Before their flowers open they remind me of miniature tulips. I wish they bloomed longer.
After I found the Bloodroot I got a couple of shots of the ferns starting to shoot up. and that’s where the Fiddleheads thrown in for fun comes in.
Next I headed over to another favorite wildflower place in Little Falls, Minnesota, Pine Grove Park. It was there that I found the Trillium just starting to bloom. Next week they should be in full bloom which is always fun.
Last but not least were the Hepatica. I love how these wildflowers come in various hues from white to blue with a little bit of purple on occasion.
Have a great weekend. I am hoping to enjoy the rain we desperately need this weekend while reading a good book.
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nrhatch
May 17, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Beautiful wildflowers, Jeanne. I love the Trout Lilly and the Bloodroot.
Did you gather any fiddleheads for dinner?
flyinggma
May 17, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Didn’t know that you can eat fiddleheads. Have you eaten them before?
nrhatch
May 17, 2013 at 9:12 pm
I don’t think I have tasted them . . . I’ve seen them cooked on TV:
http://localfoods.about.com/od/spring/a/Fiddleheads.htm
T E Stazyk
May 17, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Glad spring has finally arrived! We are still enjoying an amazing Indian Summer down here.
flyinggma
May 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm
Great to hear from you Tom. I hope after our late spring that we will be blessed with a long beautiful fall.
nrhatch
May 27, 2013 at 8:41 pm
On an unrelated note: Tonight’s the night! (Last night and tomorrow night too):
http://nrhatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/two-upcoming-sky-events/
BFF and I just enjoyed a peek at the Planetary Triple of Venus (bottom), Jupiter (left) and Mercury (right) in the night sky just past sunset. We headed out again a few minutes later, when the sky was a tad darker . . . but the clouds had blotted out the planets.
You should be able to view it tonight and tomorrow at sunset (if clouds don’t get in the way).
flyinggma
June 3, 2013 at 9:50 pm
Thanks for the tip it was too cloudy here at the time. Would have loved to have seen it. Funny but the class I wish I would not have fallen asleep in was Astronomy. I had the class right after lunch. Put me in a dark room, soft chair with a full stomach right after lunch and it is pretty much a given, I will fall asleep. Took me half the semester to figure out that I needed to wait to eat lunch after class if I was ever going to pass the class. 🙂
nrhatch
June 4, 2013 at 7:55 am
That would do it for me too . . . and I’m not much of a napper.
Now I have to add Astronomy to the list of classes I wish I’d taken in college. The others on the list also start with “A” ~ Archeology, Art History.
pearlsandprose
May 31, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Hey, you’re back! Nice to see some blog posts from you, Jeanne. I hadn’t seen anything on Flickr, so assumed you weren’t blogging anymore.
Have not seen any of these lovely wildflowers before.
flyinggma
June 3, 2013 at 9:46 pm
I don’t know how common they are in other parts of the country but are here in Central Minnesota in the spring.
notesfromrumbleycottage
July 31, 2013 at 1:48 pm
The Bloodroot is beautiful. Reminds me of the Bethlehem Star that grows in my area.