Good morning friends,
I know that depending where you are in the country, or at what elevation, the progression of Spring may not quite be the same as what I'm describing. You could be looking more at Summer greens or still at Winter snows for that matter! Here in central Pennsylvania ranging anywhere from a couple hundred feet in the valleys to approximately 2,000 feet on mountain tops, Spring is greening up! In fact, when you look upon the valleys, hills, and mountains, you can probably see just about every shade and variation of the color green you can imagine. It is such a lush and wonderful scene! Most of the early season flowers have past peak bloom and are leafing, but you can still see surprises here and there and every now and then when you turn a corner, such as I did a few years ago in Shenandoah National Park, you are stopped in your tracks with the delight of a Dogwood, gleaming white against the vibrant shades of green in the Spring Sun and you are mesmerized by it's showy glow!
Yes, it is early May now and the lush, fresh forests grow more verdant everyday, but delights such as the Dogwood are still out there for you to admire. And even when this icon of Spring drops it's pure white flowers for the greens of Summer, there are plenty more delights for your senses to come... The show is far from over, throughout the next month, see what mid to late season bloomers you can spot as the forest fills in and the heavy musk of lilac gives way to honeysuckle in the ever growing days and the warming evening air that is to come...
Brandon Kline
"The Delight of a Dogwood"
