I have been aware of woods on the northern fringes of the town, but I have never figured out how to access them. We did try once and got to a tiny parking lot before we were denied entry onto a narrow and steep path by a fallen tree. Another time, I glanced around for another entrance but didn't see a place to park. However, when someone recently posted photos on fb, I looked it up on Google Maps, and found new directions.
That was Tuesday evening, so on Wednesday morning, I grabbed the camera. Although I knew where I was going (it's a smallish town after all), I plugged St James Woods into Apple Maps to be sure, and got nada. I then put it in Google Maps, and off I went.
I did forget my cane, but I was ambling slowly, pretty much like I do in the grocery store, so I wasn't really hampered.
A lady who was talking her dog asked if I had found any pictures. I replied that I had just passed a couple of trilliums. She said there were more ahead, and I found a pretty nice patch.
I really didn't know if I was going to bother with my annual trillium shoot this year, for I was a bit tired of trying to photograph scrubby patches by the roadsides with my telephoto lens. It was nice to get near these flowers in a pleasant woodsy area with a normal lens. I didn't fuss much over the photos, but I am happy enough with these two that I did capture.
I stopped to photograph a few wildflowers. I guess it would have been better with my macro lens, but one makes do.
This flower ↓ is a violet according to info from an iPhone shot although I took it with my Canon. I didn't know that violets did not have to be ... um ... violet.
Garlic Mustard, according to Apple.
Elderberry
The insects were not too hellacious, but I imagine they soon will be, especially with days of rain a'comin.
Your shots are beautiful, and many thanks for the names of the flowers. So glad you found a way to access them!
ReplyDeleteI love your trillium closeup. They are such pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love ❤️ the colours, patterns and details.
ReplyDeleteI love trillium. If you are in full bloom now, I have probably missed ours. There are some in the outdoor botanical garden here. Your photos are just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots, everything is so LUSH right now. The greens so saturated!
ReplyDeleteLovely wildflower photographs. The trilliums are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteViolets can be white, pink, other colors than violet. Yes it's surprising.
ReplyDeleteAll the pretty flowers. I'm not looking forward to the bugs either.
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with either of those. We don't get many bugs here and I'm thankful for that. After posting the photo of the white lilac I did some research and discovered that there are 7 colors of that flower. I never knew!
ReplyDeleteHow cool that you were able to find them, and the woodland too. These flowers bloomed here a month ago, so I guess that's how much different our climates are. The garlic mustard is considered invasive here. And the elderberry looks quite different!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know violets could be other colors either. I have lots of the purple wild violets and a lot of elderberry, they grow like weeds here. I also like the photos. I have a woodland on my prpery and have never been in it!
ReplyDeleteThe insects have started here too. They will be savage soon enough. Love that trillium shot.
ReplyDeleteI've decided to let the wild elderberry bush have its way in two of my perennial flowerbeds. It seems determined to be closer to me than on the side of the driveway. What's a girl to do? I can get by with less weeding and watering anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe shots of the Trilliums are great. I haven't seen any in years.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I spend entirely too much time on Google Maps and Google Earth, but it's often time well spent. It helps me navigate my hikes and find interesting things that I might normally miss, not to mention driving from point A to point B. I guess technology isn't all bad!
ReplyDeleteThese photos make me smell the rain in the air, it smells that way here too. Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a lovely little adventure—and I totally relate to the surprise about violets not always being violet; nature really does like to keep us on our toes
ReplyDeleteHellacious? New word to me. Have you got it patented.?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous trilliums!
ReplyDeleteTriliums are my favorite. Dad used to take us with him on his trek through the woods of Oregon to his favorite fishing spotls. He often took up some trilliums and planted them in his very shady back yard. They grew like crazy. The fish guts he planted them with probably helped. :-)
ReplyDeleteI always think trilliums are SO pretty. They used to be considered an endangered species…. I wonder if that is still the case? They seem more frequent than they used to be.
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We were out trillium hunting yesterday as well, and the bugs were there, but not "hellacious" ..great word! Do I detect a hint of pink in the petals?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the Trillium and other flowers! The trillium is done here now. But the violets are in full glory. We have purple, purple and white, and the yellow ones in our woods. The yellow ones always surprise me.
ReplyDeleteThe no see-ums have arrived but not in great force here.
I think garlic mustard is a noxious weed, AC. We have a botanist neighbour who pulls it wherever he finds it. The single blossom shot is lovely. We have lots of trillia on the roadside but the blackflies are, um, horrid. Always on Victoria Day weekend. Always. AAAAARG.
ReplyDeleteI yet haven't seen a trillium, but I haven't been in the woods.
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