Forgot the camera last week when we went walking so I brought it this time. The spring beauties are blooming along with skunk cabbage and the spice bush. Things are growing at an amazing clip with all of the record warmth we have had this late winter and early spring.

The wildflowers along the boardwalk on the Bob Sykes trail are abundant at the moment. I saw great lobelia, cardinal flower, jewel weed, golden rod, joe pye weed, purple loosestrife and this turtle head.

At the O'Loughlin property there are lots of great lobelia blooming. You can find it near the bridge and going up the hill to the left.

Violets of Guppy

A great day for viewing the violets growing along the Guppy Farm Trail.

A quick walk on the O'Loughlin trails today showed us these spring beauties.

What a difference a day makes! Yesterday I heard one lone frog calling compared today's cacophony of peepers. Yesterday I saw hepatica leaves and today there were flowers. Coltsfoot were blooming and even a snake came out to enjoy the warmth. Great day for a spring hike!