There have been many big changes to my Spot in Centennial woods since the last time I visited. With the recent rains, the landscape was wet and muddy, but these showers haven’t brought any flowers yet. As I walked through my site I kept an eye out for wildflowers blooming through the brush, but I didn’t see any. Rather I saw a number of buds starting to open up. I also saw a lot of green poking through on the forest floor. Many ferns and leafy underbrush were looking bright and growing. Unfortunately, I didn’t see any wildlife on this visit.
The budding sugar maple, boxelder maple, and the wood ferns on the forest floor can be seen below. Also, a green leafy plant I noticed scattering the ground which I posted on iNaturalist and was labelled as garlic mustard (allaria petiolata). Also, before I entered the woods I saw the bursting buds on the branches of a tree, I also posted this on iNaturalist and did some research, but I never found an identification.
