While on photo adventure, we found ourselves on the leading edge of the first wave of spring ephemerals. I worried, as the guide, walking into a rich cove of potential botanical treasures, that we might not see much of anything. My timing was based on similar trips...
The Oconee Bell is more than a wildflower for me. It's a symbol of sorts. When I was eighteen I made a choice to move to South Carolina. Clemson University was one of the few that accepted and welcomed me. It was there that this diminutive, rare wildflower was...
There's a wave of energy that passes through the forest in early spring. It awakens a class of wildflowers known as spring ephemerals. These wildflowers employ a unique strategy of early, small and quick. They are the first adopters of sunlight energy; the fast...