May Day, May Day!

April showers bring May Flowers!

Celebrate May Day by enjoying a few of the spring flowers in our yard:

Wood Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)

Red-berried Elder
(Sambucus racemosa)

White Trillium
(Trillium grandiflorum)

Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)

Rue Anemone
(Thalictrum thalictroides)

Spring Beauty
(Claytonia virginica L.)

Downy Yellow Violet
(Viola pubescens)

These are plants that experts say were alive and well in Michigan before Europeans settled.

The native birds, bees, bugs, and bats all evolved with these plants, and they are acclimated to our environment.

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Another Thing

So, I did another thing...

This is the artwork that my tattoo guy used on Tuesday.

Will take clear pics to share, after the wrapping comes off and some healing happens.

My Swee Wee, in her tiara and reclining upon an open book.

Before my appointment, I enjoyed a walk through my favorite natural landscape, Tenhave Woods, in Royal Oak, Michigan, and snapped a few pretty things:

Trillium
Am pretty sure these will be white, but they could be red.

Bloodroot
The red sap is used as a dye.

Trout Lily
The speckled leaf pattern reminded someone of a fish!

Also met a fellow nature-lover, who was watching for birds.

She pointed out a hawk not far above our heads.

We compared tattoos, our love of libraries, and had a delightful few moments of chat.

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P.S. It's The Hubby's Birthday today, but he doesn't want to hear the 'b' word!

It's lucky that he doesn't read this blog.

Happy Birthday, dearest, and may you celebrate many more.

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