File sizes for each full size photo are listed at the end of the description or beneath each thumbnail. K First come the Dogwood, then a few weeks with just wildflowers here and there, and then, if the weather is just right, the Mountain Laurel will put on a show that can make you forget you ever saw a Dogwood. I really must start paying more attention to the leaves and the way plants grow so I can do a better job of identifying them.
Hawkweeds are European transplants.
The Hawkweed name comes from a folk belief that Hawks ate the flowers to see better. The Yellow Hawkweed is also called King Devil. I was having a terrible time taking pictures of white flowers, but the secret seems to be to shoot them from an angle, out of full sun, with the flash turned off. One sliver of late afternoon sunlight was just enough to give a bit of brilliance without causing a total washout. Needless to say, I was late for work this day.