A few of my favorite things #4

Spring flowers—and lots of ’em.  This is but a sample from the last few days.  From here on out it’s an explosion of color.  I promise not to share them all at once.

Close-up of blooming Missouri violet (a.k.a. banded violet; Viola missouriensis) (2009_03_07_012109)

Missouri violet (a.k.a. banded violet; Viola missouriensis)

Close-up of blooming roadside blue-eyed grass (a.k.a. dotted blue-eyed grass or southern blue-eyed grass; Sisyrinchium langloisii) (2009_04_11_014922)

Roadside blue-eyed grass (a.k.a. dotted blue-eyed grass or southern blue-eyed grass; Sisyrinchium langloisii)

Close-up of blooming redstem stork's bill (a.k.a. pin clover, redstem filaree or common stork's-bill; Erodium cicutarium) (2009_03_08_012539)

Redstem stork’s bill (a.k.a. pin clover, redstem filaree or common stork’s-bill; Erodium cicutarium)

Close-up of blooming shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) (2010_02_20_049841)

Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Close-up of blooming crowpoison (a.k.a. crow poison or false garlic; Nothoscordum bivalve) (2009_03_08_012511)

Crowpoison (a.k.a. crow poison or false garlic; Nothoscordum bivalve)

Blooming common grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides [sometimes Hyacinthus botryoides]) (2009_03_08_012623)

Common grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides [sometimes Hyacinthus botryoides])

Close-up of blooming henbit (a.k.a. henbit deadnettle or greater henbit; Lamium amplexicaule) (2010_02_20_049844)

Henbit (a.k.a. henbit deadnettle or greater henbit; Lamium amplexicaule)

Close-up of blooming Texas ragwort (a.k.a. Texas groundsel, Texas butterweed or Texas squaw-weed; Senecio ampullaceus) (2009_03_07_012215)

Texas ragwort (a.k.a. Texas groundsel, Texas butterweed or Texas squaw-weed; Senecio ampullaceus); note the crab spider in the lower right corner (no name for the little critter as I didn’t pull enough details in any of the photos to make a positive ID, though I can narrow it down to a genus or two)

[all photos from White Rock Lake]

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