I am happy you liked it.
It was threatening to rain this morning, so I took my umbrella and the Nikon along, since that way picture taking is easier. It drizzled ever so lightly at first, then stopped and we had another lovely day.
Regarding the pretty Painted Trillium, that one was fairly elusive. Through the years we found a single plant here and there, but they usually were then not in bloom the next year. We discovered this patch about two years ago and we are happy to really have it taken off with many plants. The dark red Trilliums are numerous and found in many places in fairly large colonies.
Regarding the pretty Gay Wings, there is also a story - years ago I saw 3 little plants in bloom next to a Platanthera lacera. We tracked them every Spring, thought we lost them a couple of times. We caged that grouping together with the Platanthera then. Well, the Gay Wings spread away from the caged area and multiplied very nicely to the point that they are not rare any longer for us.
