21 May 2017 Wildflower Bonanza

We had two plans for walks today. The first was a stop at Anders Run to look for orchids. We had seen a few leaves of moccasin flowers on earlier visits and were hoping to see the plants in bloom. We were thrilled to spot more blooming orchids in the natural area than we have ever seen before. There were abundant spikes.

We were also happy to spot a round leaf orchid with a spike progressing.

Our next visit was one of our favorite hikes along the Tanbark to look for painted trilliums.

With the right soil and light a jack-in-the-pulpit can reach two feet. The ones along the trail today were not that large, but they were tall for this area.

Once we spotted starflowers in bloom, we knew we were probably were here in time to spot painted trilliums.

And there they were...