Monday, April 29, 2019

spring ephemerals

trillium

Spotted some trillium and blue cohosh in the usual places on a morning walk up the crossroads. Thus starts the spring ephemeral season; beautiful wildflowers that grow on the forest floor before the trees leaf out. Three is the operative word when it comes to trillium. Everything is in threes; leaves, petals, etc. I'll try to keep it under control, Shawn, but no promises.

Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world. A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream, a flash of lightning in a summer cloud. A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
The Diamond Sutra

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