They are called the Spring Ephemerals, flowers that last but a few days, but isn’t that the case for everything? You do have to be attentive with these though; Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Trillium and others, or they are gone. One of my favorites now too are the buds of the Moose-Maple or Striped Maple….
What a great wild berry year. Here is the Faery Harvestress (don’t overlook the White Birch tiara), with sprigs of High-bush Cranberry, Elderberry and some Matsutake thrown in for good measure. The search for wild comestibles yields rewards beyond the edibles. Just being out there leads the list. Learning the identification and habitat of the…
