16 May
The warm weather of the past week has brought forward the growth along the path into the forest and marsh.
Yesterday was a bit cooler, with a friendly breeze in the less heavily forested areas. Unfortunately, in the not so breezy spots, mosquitos filled with blood lust have arrived.
The bracken fern has shot up.
There was just this one little patch of them, with very narrow leaves.
The huckleberry is forming fruit!
...as is the salmonberry.
The trillium is changing from white to a pale violet colour.
I'm told that when it turns colour like this, it tells pollinators that the pollen is no longer available and that they should seek pollen elsewhere. .
The alders look as though they're now fully leafed out.
The marsh was teeming with a variety of dragonflies.
I'm going to need to develop my dragonfly photographing skills.
Candyflower (also known as Siberian miner's lettuce) is abundant.
I'm told that when it turns colour like this, it tells pollinators that the pollen is no longer available and that they should seek pollen elsewhere. .
The marsh is now a lush green and the snowpack is leaving Mt. Arrowsmith.
The alders look as though they're now fully leafed out.
The marsh was teeming with a variety of dragonflies.
I'm going to need to develop my dragonfly photographing skills.
The red-winged blackbird population is increasing. This handsome bird cooperated nicely with a photo.
The red-breasted sapsucker was not at the nest hole today, but I heard drilling nearby that sounded like a sapsucker rhythm.
Salal, evergreen but quiescent until warm weather, is now sprouting.
Candyflower (also known as Siberian miner's lettuce) is abundant.
The vanilla leaf is in bloom as well.
The spires of the blooms are a collection of tiny, delicate florets.
We can look forward to ripening berries, vocal nestlings, and the arrival of nest box occupants. Who knows what else may surprise us in this source of marvels?
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