bright

As I walked in the woods this afternoon I found a few bright and tiny wildflowers.

to Maudslay

There is a small hill in Maudslay State Park that serves as the home for small early spring flowers. As I approached the hill today it appeared as though it only contained grass; I needed to take steps onto the grass to see the flowers scattered about. Today I saw crocus, snowdrops, and miniature daffodils.

Here's a crocus that agreed to pose for me.

dwarf iris

A small but perfect (dwarf) iris stands in the garden.

pink

A hellebore in the garden at Long Hill is wearing spring colors.

posed

A robin agreed to pose for me this afternoon.

While some robins stay here during the cold months, some migrate south. Seeing robins hopping about makes it feel like spring.

wicked windy

It was chilly today, and wicked windy. Once the rain moved out I decided to head to the coast, ignoring the windy chill and listening to the call of the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The beach closes on April 1st for the piping plover nesting season; I knew I needed at least one more walk there before the closure.

I should have walked north first then returned to the south. I didn't; I fought the wind the entire walk back.

purple

This afternoon was my first visit to Long Hill this year, a home of flowers that bloom in the spring. While it is a bit early in the growing season given the time it took the snow cover to disappear, I found tiny flowers scattered across the property.

There were snowdrops, winter aconite, and Crocus Tommasinianus.

photos! spring bulb show

Monday's visit to the 2025 Spring Bulb Show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College allowed me to jump forward to spring to absorb the beauty of flowers. I thoroughly enjoyed being surrounded by the bright colors of tulips and daffodils.

Photos can be seen in the gallery spring flowers at Smith College :: 2025.

Click here to jump to the gallery.

tiny

I headed to Maudslay State Park this afternoon to see if any spring flowers had emerged.

While crocus haven't appeared yet I did find snowflakes, snowdrops, and miniature daffodils.

driving to flowers

The annual spring bulb show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College is the first two weeks of March.

Today was my day to drive west across the state, to visit bright flowers in bloom. I needed the color!

I will post again when the photo gallery is available for viewing.