Wildflowers - Triliums

Wonderful wildflower walk at Pearson Falls a week or so ago with my friend Helen.
Here are just the wildflower pictures.  I am sharing the walking and the scenery on other posts, including some of the falls.

First sighting of a Toadshade Trilium was right next to the parking lot.

They were evident everywhere on March 29, 2015

Only one good photo of one of the few White Triliums that we found

Pearson Falls - Two

Joy of a walk on a sunny cool spring afternoon along a stream that gurgles over rocks...what a lovely experience!

The hand of man is evident in a small dam, including some pipes for releasing water below the lip of the dam.

A trail which is totally paved by stones, unless there are too many tree roots

Imagine having a ledge named in your honor

The Frances Lightner Ledge had water dripping off most of it

Very interesting plants along the ledge

the falls cascade in the distance while another small dam creates some pools below

a foundation of a previous bridge probably

Pearson Falls consists of many levels of steps, naturally ocurring, creating tiers of cascades

Someone had a plaque put on a bolder in their memory...well perhaps for more than the boulder

 

It looks as if most of the stream goes through this chute

I'm glad that it was chilly water, and there were barriers, or if I'd been quite a bit younger I'd have wanted to wade around one of the pools.  It was a lovely walk and not at all crowded on a Sunday afternoon.  Of course once trees are in leaf it will be a different walk completely, so I'll have to try it in the summer or autumn next.

Today's Quote:

Temenos, coming to us from the Greek verb τέμνω, meaning "to cut". ...and it signifies an area of earth or ground forbidden to mundane uses and dedicated to the sacred. The temenos was an important feature of the mythological landscape in early times, at times a shrine, temple or a sanctuary structure made by human hands, but most often an open air enclosure or sacred grove.

Pearson Falls - One

I walked along a nicely paved/stepped/and railed incline up to Pearson Falls last week.

So here I've finally edited the photos and want to share them.  This is a great walk for those of us who want to find early spring wildflowers - which we did in abundance.  Taking their photos also slowed down the walk so I never got out of breath.

Having an avid wildflower buddy to go with me helped with pointing out things I missed, and vice versa.

The stream gurgles along near the pathway...

Quote for Today:

Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.

Rachel Naomi Remen