Harbinger-of-Spring blooming in Ottawa County 2015
April 3rd, 2015 Harbinger-of-Spring at Grand River Park!
We started the day at Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve in Spring Lake Township, we weren't expecting to see wildflowers yet, except for Skunk Cabbage. And we did see plenty of Skunk Cabbage, also two snakes, liverwort, waterstriders, robins, and we heard frogs. There was snow in a few places along the trail.
We spent about an hour and a half wandering this preserve before moving on to the next park. I wanted to check the Harbinger-of-Spring at Ottawa County's Grand River Park in Georgetown Township. It was very muddy at this park but the trails were passable with our boots. Soon we were in the Paw Paw patch and found Harbinger-of-Spring! It's a small plant so you need to step carefully and look closely.
Do you see the flowers? There are four plants near the log.
This is what the Paw Paw bud looked like. There were many Pussy Willow in the fields, and the dried grasses looked like a flowing river.
We walked for a couple of hours then sat and listened to the frogs, and birds. It was a good day.
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7 comments:
Harbinger of Spring indeed! That is a wonderful photo. The grass does look like a flowing river. You're good. M :)
So is this our third or fourth blooming wildflower or have we already lost count? The witch hazel in January, Skunk Cabbage in March, Siberian squill in April, Harbinger-of-Spring in April! The grass looks like a flowing river except for the color. No, you're good! And we get to learn all the spring wildflower names again.
:)
Pretty harbinger of spring!
Great photos, as always. Another season starting. We will be down your way the next few days.
Thanks!
:)
Good to hear from you! We are certainly on the edge of the season. Last year we saw hepatica blooming on April 7th for the first time. Now we have had a good rain and temps in the 60's.
:)
We are getting out our happy boots! Thanks to Marie's example, Kathie finally has the perfect boots.
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