The answer to the question posed earlier today..

Celebration of Wonderful News...

I received the phone call that that my body is not harboring any malignant, wildly multiplying cells just before I headed out to hike Devil's Marbleyard....wonderful news to ponder as I rejoiced in this fine spring day...

I shall know by Friday...

And how will they....

weather the elements?

I want to know...

Seen along Fenwick Mine Road in the Jefferson National Forest ....a sibling? a lover? a spouse? What love compels a person to construct and maintain such a memorial?

Saturday Morning Diversion...

Your rainbow is intensely shaded white, gray, and green.

What is says about you: You are a contemplative person. You appreciate tradition and wisdom that comes with age. You depend on modern technology and may feel uncomfortable without it. Those around you admire your fresh outlook and vitality.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot blooms in late winter, early spring and is found in rich woody soil usually clinging to banks or slopes. A blood red liquid extracted from the plant's rhizome can use used to produce a fabric dye with a fast yellow orange color.The escharotic properties of the rhizome's liquid has been used to treat skin conditions such as ringworm, warts and fungal growths. Small doses taken internally may cause visual disturbances. The FDA has sanctioned the use of bloodroot in toothpastes and mouthwashes to fight plaque and gingivitis but discourages use by herbal healers due to the  unpredictable nature of its escharotic properties.

Veronica persica

When I was a child I delighted in picking tiny bouquets of these early spring flowers...

A Home Once Much Loved...