It is truly astonishing how fast things are growing. It is as if once having started, there is no stopping all those trees, shrubs, flowers from leafing out, popping up, tripling in size almost as we watch. In the Ash woods, white trillium is now appearing, red trillium is in full flower, herb robert has appeared, mayapple shot up overnight, and on and on... Meanwhile, the bloodroot is starting to fade. Wasn't it only yesterday that it appeared? Spring is too brief.

DSV is already sticking its cheery little head out of the ground. Now, how did that happen? On Wednesday there was virtually no sign of it.