False Solomon’s Seal

A ladder of leaves, tipped with stars.

Blue Flag

Signaling early summer along the West River.

Yellow Flag

A precocious crowd at the water’s edge.

Maiden Pink

Tiny jewels spark the wayside.

Black Locust Blossom

Sweet cascades of light.

Early Azalea

A splash of exuberance in the mountains.

Chickweed

Lowly but delicate and nourishing.

Strawberry Season

The scarlet gifts of June.

Concentric

Rhizocarpon petraeum lichen above Great Falls.

Pagoda Dogwood

Drifts of white interstice the understory.