I have always thought mid-April was a depressing time in Virginia. Chance of snow has passed. It is not yet time for flowering trees (mountains of Virginia are about three weeks behind Piedmont of NC), It has always seemed to me that there was not much growth other than briar leaves coming out and very low undergrowth in the woods.
I went out today hoping to catch fiddleheads coming out of the ground (see my 5/12/17 blog). Because of the late Spring, they aren't out.
I went out to one of my favorite spots and found plenty of color! It just reminds me that when you look closely, there's always something beautiful to find in nature.
