Spring!

Spring has finally made an appearance in Chicago :)

Photos taken on a walk to Busse Woods Reservoir

Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica

Illinois' State Flower: Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/il_native_violet.htm

Spring Beauty and Violets

White Trout Lily Erythronium albidum

Hispid Buttercup Ranunculus hispidus

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum

Flower identifications thanks to http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/

Elk

Red-Winged Black Bird

Garter Snake

North School Park

Home gardening :)

Snapdragons

African Violet in flower again!