Flowers on the side of my hiking trail yesterday:

My floral destination for yesterday was Long Hill. I have never visited there this early in the season; clearly that was a mistake because there were lots of tiny early spring flowers in bloom.

There were crocus in purple.

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The petals of the dwarf iris almost look as if they are painted:

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Lenten rose popped in several colors.

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I saw Glory of the Snow:

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And scilla:

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Winter aconite provided a splash of yellow:

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And there were daffodils too!

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I was on the coast this weekend in beach towns and wow they had a lot of exotic flowers.

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Wow, I love the 3 flowers you just posted!

While this flower resembles a small tulip, I think it is a tulipa humilis. It provides a nice pop of pink!

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I love the delicate blue lines on this tiny flower.

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Not quite open yet but it is already wearing shades of blue and purple. I believe this is a grape hyacinth.

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forsythia is starting to bloom!

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A single azalea bush was in bloom today in Maudslay State Park. The property is covered with both azalea and rhododendron so there will be more to come!

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We spent yesterday hiking in Kolob Canyon, Utah. Dry there, but still some pretty flower-like things there.

I was walking on a local trail this afternoon when a bit of purple caught my eye. I looked down to find patches of tiny violets in full bloom.

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In another spot I found periwinkle. It was a good day for finding purple!

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Here are a few from today's walk at Long Hill in Beverly, MA.

Striped squill:

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Trees are starting to wear flowers! This is from a rosebud cherry:

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Miniature daffodils:

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a few from yesterday... forsythia, daffodils, and flowering trees.

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Just a quick shot from yesterday:

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Once it clears up on Sunday I'm hoping to be able to get a few more.

These things were covered with bumble bees today.

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