A Walk in the Woods

The woods were especially stunning on my walk this morning. Little fishes flapped over the dam of the pond. Bees and flies buzzed around. Flowers opened.

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in bloom.

The sun made its way out.

Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

The fragrance is incredibly sweet. I see large trusses of this vine on both sides of the road on the way to work.

Atamasco lily (Zephyranthes atamasco), always one of my favorites. It's not actually a lily, but more closely related to Amaryllis. My grandmother calls them Easter lilies; there was a field of them beneath her childhood church.

Violet wood-sorrell (Oxalis violacea). Charming.

Close-up.