Spring flowers

The rush of early spring flowering is just about over.  I managed to capture some of the beauty, but missed out on a lot also.  My latest visit was again to Lester Park, just down the road.
I also made a surprising discovery right in my own yard.  First, my yard.

 Thyme leaved speedwell

Violet

Thyme-leaved sandwort

Now on to Lester Park:

Eastern Red columbine

Downy yellow violet

unknown shrub

Dryad's saddle

Wild strawberry

Canadian violet

False Solomon's seal

Blue Cohosh

Unknown

Red baneberry

Jack in the pulpit

Lester park wildflowers

This little roadside park is not only home to fossils, it has an embankment leading down to a stream.  Using a tip from other wildflower enthusiasts, I explored this area yesterday.  I found a few nice wildflowers growing, as well as a plentiful stand of Blue Cohosh.

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria Fumitory family (Fumariaceae)

Red Trillium (Trillium Erectum)

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum giganteum)

Sharp Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis acuta)

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis)

Scarlet cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea)

Stromolite fossils