Welcome Spring! It's that time when the Christmas Ferns display their fiddleheads as the fronds unfurl. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A tiny Virginia Spring Beauty bloom extends a petal to feel the warmth of Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The tiny bright bloom of a Virginia Spring Beauty signifies that Spring as arrived. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Two flighty seeds left on a dandelion head. Could represent an older couple still hanging on together, but ready to take flight.
Fan Clubmoss, or Running Cedar, (Diphasiastrum digitatum) was once harvested for Christmas Decor. Souther Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee.
Groundlevel view of Fan Clubmoss, or Running Cedar, (Diphasiastrum digitatum), whcih was once harvested for Christmas Decor. Souther Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee.
Closeup of Fortune's Spindle (Euonymus fortunei). Beautiful berries, but a highly invasive tree-killing vine.
Fortune's Spindle (Euonymus fortunei). Beautiful berries, but a highly invasive tree-killing vine.
Fortune's Spindle (Euonymus fortunei) with leaves. Beautiful berries, but a highly invasive tree-killing vine.
A Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) seeks out the nectar from Pickerweed blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A brilliant red blom of Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus), native to the Southeast US. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A beautiful display of Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A beautiful lush jungle-like background of blooming American Black Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis). Springtime in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Springtime blooms of the beautiful but invasive Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A single Mayapple bloom in early spring, naturally backlit by the sun. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The unopened bloom of the aquatic Spatterdock or Cow Lily (Nuphar advena). Springtime in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) and a trio of fronds or fiddleheads of a Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) sprout from the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Close up of a Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) towering obove the scrup in the yard. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Macro of the purple blooms of the Common Henbit or the Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) pollinates blooms of swamp milkweed. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A single bloom of a Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jack-in-the-pulpit in a forest. Stage of spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Macro of a Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea) bloom. Plenty of text space for a loved one.
A cluster of blooms of a native Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). Raleigh, North Carolina.
