The Poet’s Narcissus windflowers are just gorgeous and blooming by the lower parking lot at Fort Hill. Poet’s Narcissus is a fragrant late-spring blooming daffodil known for its white petals and small, red-rimmed yellow cup, often called the “pheasant’s eye.” Isn’t it stunning?
”Mythological Origin: The flower is associated with the Greek myth of Narcissus, who, in some versions, died from heartbreak or drowned while looking at his reflection in a pool. The white flower that grew there is said to have a nodding head, mimicking his gaze into the water.”
My favorite time of year is now… when it’s finally warm enough and light enough to go for an early morning bike ride. Today the stars aligned and this is what I saw… sunrise over the salt marsh. It doesn’t get much better!
We saw this pretty blue Spring Azure Butterfly while hiking at Fort Hill the other day. It was really difficult to get a photograph of it with its wings open as it was flitting everywhere and very close to the ground. But finally it alighted on a green leaf.
When it closed up its wings, it looks like a totally different butterfly aa you can see when it was on the ground.
The Spring Azure is a small butterfly with its wingspan 3/4″ to 1 1/4″. Have you ever seen one? They seem to be everywhere in the trails lately.
We’ve had a lot of Red-bellied Woodpeckers at our feeders lately, so we decided to follow them home. And there, in our dead tree with lots of Woodpecker holes, was a hole that was definitely being used as a new home.
We could see the male and female Red-bellied Woodpeckers flying in and out of their home. Are there little ones in there? Or eggs getting ready to hatch? Fingers crossed!
This surfer at LeCount Hollow was walking the beach, looking for where to catch that perfect wave. I love this view… looking down from the top of the dunes!
The yellow Cypress Spurge wildflowers are so pretty growing in the meadows of Fort Hill. It almost looks like a soft blanket on the landscape. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
As pretty as they are, the “Cypress Spurge has a milky sap that is toxic and causes skin irritation, blisters, and digestive issues if ingested, making it harmful to livestock and humans.” So, beware and stay away!
