Garden in the Woods

What a wonderful afternoon, spent with Barbara, Bill, and Bruce and Irene, down from Nova Scotia.
We hiked in the "Garden in the Woods", a 45-acre conservation area dedicated to growing native New England wildflowers, conserving them, and making them available to the public.  It is all managed by the New England Wild Flower Society, and it was absolutely beautiful.  We were too late for the Trilliums, but it was still a great visit.

A few insects from the day before. 

I have a Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens I bought many years ago and have not used often,

but it is perfect for enjoying getting really, really close!

And the first photos from the Garden in the Woods.

Eastern Blue Star
(Just heard from Barbara, with the correct identifications of the flowers)
Thank you!

 Celandine Poppy

White Fringe Tree

Flame Azalea

Northeastern Beardtongue

Wide-leaved Spiderwort

What a great sight.  A pair of Garter Snakes mating.  

(The male is the smaller of the two)

Lily  Pond

Painted Turtle

Blue Flag

Perhaps Barbara can e-mail me some of these other unidentified

Sundrops, aka Evening Primrose

New England Groundsel

Carolina Rhododendron

Growth on a shed rooftop

Benjamin Caras Fireball

Mountain American-Laurel

Wild Bleeding Heart growing out of a stump

Virginia Waterleaf

Sweet Wakerobin

This may be the same female on the other side of the pond, trying for some warmth (it was 57 degrees).

Bluets (actual name: Quaker Ladies Bluets)

European Columbine

Family activity area

Green-and-Gold

My great thanks to my Sister, Barbara, who provided me most of the identifications of the flowers. 

What a renaissance lady she is!