Adirondack Spring Flora

We interrupt this erstwhile food blog with some photos of a delightful May afternoon in the Adirondack woods in the town of Hadley. My trusty dog Martha, husband Dan and I enjoyed a tromp around Viele Pond, despite a pesky haze of black flies circling our heads.



A rotting log served as a perfect bench to rest on and inspect the Spring flora growing out of it. These little red-tipped beauties are a kind of lichen known as British Soldiers.



Violets are more diminutive in the forests, and this yellow violet is a lovely example. The tiny partridge berries are also hidden little jewels on the forest floor.


This appears to be a relative of the viburnum bush with lovely lacy white flowers.

We heard a beaver spank the water with his broad tail twice while we were inspecting his rustic log home.



I couldn't find the name of this lovely wildflower in my guidebook. It is almost like a white bleeding heart, but the row of little white bells are much smaller and the foliage is completely different. Leave a comment below if you know the name of this pretty plant.


And now to return to the kitchen to produce something tasty to blog about.