Friday, April 29, 2005

 

Forest floor awakens



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Dutchmen's Breeches raise delicate white heads above the mulch of last year's leaves. This and all preceding photos were taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin: a springtime chronicle of April.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

 

A delicate treasure



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
The Spring Beauty woodland wildflower peeps out from its covering of oak leaves

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

 

Tapestry



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Otter Creek meanders amid a tracery of green

 

Dawn pinks the hills



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Sunrise creeps over the tops of the hills in the OC valley

 

Reflections in a tiny stream



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Greening up: watercress in a crystalline stream

Monday, April 25, 2005

 

Enjoying a companionable late-afternoon drift



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Two geese have a leisurely paddle in Blackhawk Lake's inlet

 

A hidden valley



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Cliff overlooking wild apple trees ~ a valley bedecked with blooms everywhere

 

Sudden spring rainstorm



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Storm rolls in over Otter Creek

 

Soaking up the sunshine



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Abandoned schoolhouse in Iowa County

 

The promise of early buds


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Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Wild crabapple tree

 

Sentinels of the forest



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Shafts of light filter between pines in the forest

 

Miniature world on the forest floor



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Spring runoff ~ an evanescent world of tiny waterfalls and streamlets

 

Water's ageless work



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Sedimentary rock in a sandstone cliff

 

Aloft on the breeze


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Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
On the wing

Sunday, April 24, 2005

 

Spring in Southwest Wisconsin



Originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Bloodroot growing out of last year's leaves. Springtime has its own rhythm in Iowa County.


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