…as someone remembered while walking the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel. But it seems that someone forgot that it might still be useful in the rest of the world.
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Deep in the Woods, You Don’t Need a Mask
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Celandine Carpet in Seldom Seen
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna or Ranunculus ficaria) may be an invasive species, but it certainly makes the stream valleys gay in the spring.
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Saw Mill Run, the Movie
Another video of Saw Mill Run in action. You can go to the hosting page on Wikimedia Commons for the HD version.
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Daffodils in the Snow: The Movie Version
If you were waiting for the movie, here it is. You can go to the Wikimedia Commons hosting page for the HD version.
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Saw Mill Run After Spring Rains
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Daffodil Time
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Crocus Time
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Witch Hazel in Bloom
Ozark Witch Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) blooms in any warm spell from January through March, filling the air with a delightfully strong perfume. When the weather freezes again, the petals curl up and wait for another warm spell. The bush is not native to Pittsburgh, but it is requires no care once it is established, and it does not make a pest of itself.
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Yellow Crocus
Blooming today in Beechview.
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Imagine Spring
Every once in a great while, old Pa Pitt attempts something artistic. In this case, he was deliberately imitating with his camera the effect of a painting in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Biches dans une forêt de sapins by Gustave Doré (better known these days for his book illustrations). Obviously the landscape of this hillside in Frick Park is very different from the stream valley in Doré’s painting, but old Pa Pitt was pleased with the effect of the light and the colors.
