Trumpet Honeysuckle

Native brilliance.

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Bright Bounds

Bittersweet limns a hedgerow in December rain.

Horse Nettle

A truss of fruit half-buried after plowing.

Indian Poke

A constellation of greens.

Common Barberry

A bright opportunist along the path.

Meadow Fritillary

A long search for the next violet.

Sweet Fern Catkins

Always a welcome sight.

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle

A bejeweled hunter.

Reddened

Exposed wintergreen belies the notion.

Awaiting Spring

Evening primrose huddles with clover, sweet fern, and beech.