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Two early spring wildflowers, Roundlobe Hepatica, (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa).  One captivated by the other.  Taken: Fayette Co., WV.  Us...
Macro with a fairly shallow DoF of a Bloodroot, (Sanguinaria canadensis), a native spring flower in the eastern US and Canada.  Taken: Adams County, PA. Faith's Daydream
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)  opening and greeting a new day.   Taken: Adams County, PA A Touch of Spring
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis).  Taken: Adams County, PA. Portrait of a Bloodroot
Bluet, (Houstonia caerulea).  Taken: Adams County, PA. Bluet in Pastels
Two Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) seed heads touching.  Taken: Adams Co., PA. Pillow Fight
Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus).  Taken: Cranberry Glades - Pocahontas Co., WV Grass Pink Orchid
Close-up of the anthers and filaments of a Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis).  Taken: Adams Co., PA. Soul of a Bloodroot
Pacific Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra formosa).  taken Multnomah Co., OR. Hearts Ascending
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum).  Taken: Pocahontas Co., WV.  A species that loves strongly acidic, humus-rich soils.  Shade loving plant and found in forests of eastern white pine, red maple, red spruce and fir. Painted Trillium
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).  A spring ephemeral, it emerges before the forest canopy opens.  Taken: Adams Co., PA Mayapple
Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).  Taken: Adams Co., PA. Farsighted Daisy
A macro with a fairly shallow DoF of a dandelion seed head.  Taken: Whatcom Co., WA. White Whispers
A Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana) standing alone on a small crest overlooking a meadow.  Taken: Greenbrier Co., WV
Risen
Mountain Woodsorrel (Oxalis montana Raf.).  Taken: Pocahontas Co., West Virginia Mountain Woodsorrel
Easter Lily or also called Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco) catching early morning light.  Taken: Adams Co., PA. Easter Lily
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid - white form (Platanthera psycodes).  Taken: Pocahontas Co., WV Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid - white form
Close-up of a Wood Rose petal and yellow anthers (beyond).  Taken in the backyard. An Invitation
A Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) resting in the leaves of a False Hellebore (Veratrum viride).  Taken: Pocahontas Co., WV. Marsh Marigold and False Hellebore
Macro of an Iris. Taken: in the backyard. Felicity II
Macro of an Iris. Taken: in the backyard. Felicity I
Steer's Head (Dicentra uniflora).  Taken: Teton Co., WY. Steer's Head