Spring Landscapes

Continuing with my blog marathon - five blogs in five days, here is day 2 - spring landscapes.

I tried to combine some large wild flower displays with the landscapes the blooms are found in.   Let's start out with the largest display of wild flowers I know of - the beautiful Virginia bluebell display.

For almost as far as the eye can see, some areas along Furnace Run present a carpet of bluebells. 

From the Poland Woods city park in Poland Ohio, this display of sessile trillium completely surrounded this old tree.  

From Poland Woods park again, the underappreciated skunk cabbage.   This display is after the flower has bloomed and the huge elephant ear leaves help the plant absorb nutrients to last them the remainder of the year.  

A mini landscape showcasing the environment where the Ohio State wild flower (white trillium) flourish - Wordens Ledges in Cleveland Metro Parks Hinckley Reservation.

A nice wider landscape style view of an impressive number of trout lily in the Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Another impressive display of Virginia bluebells can be found at the Hemlock Creek Picnic area of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Now to take you to a different type of landscape - the beautiful Brecksville Marsh in the Cleveland Metro Parks.

I'll leave you with a beautiful sunrise from Indigo Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

So those are some of the landscapes I've captured over the last few moths. 

For tomorrow, day three we'll look at some of the insects that have shared some time with me over the last few months. 

Five blogs in five days

Hi again,

I'm ashamed to realize it has been 3 months since I shared a blog with you.   Please forgive me. 

As a reward for your patience, how about we get caught up with five blogs in five days?    I'll get you caught up on some of my photography adventures this spring and early summer with a blog posting each day for the next five days. 

Let's revisit the spring wild flowers from April.

One of my favorite spring wild flowers are the beautiful trout lily.    This display was captured in the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Keeping with the trout lily images, here is one from Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Here is the state wild flower of Ohio - the white trillium.   This one from Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Another white blossom from the Brecksville Reservation - this one is the delicate rue anemone.

Part of the daffodil family, the fragrant jonquils are a annual spring treat both to the eyes and the nose.

One of the more exotic looking spring blossoms is blue cohosh.   These blooms are from the Furnace Run area of the Summit Metro Park.

This early bloom is the exotic looking Dutchman Breeches down in the Brandywine Gorge of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

We'll conclude the blog with an under appreciated wild flower - the marsh marigold from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Tomorrow we'll examine some of the landscapes I've captured over the last few months.