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Appearing in the woodlands, along the shore and even the roadsides are the lovely, delicate flowers of late spring on Washington Island.

Lake Iris
Lady Slipper

Castilleja
Gaywing

Forget-me-nots
Unidentified. Any ideas?

From all corners of Washington Island and within, there’s always something in season to explore!

Comments

    • Hi Vicki,

      Thanks for your comment on the latest Sievers blog post. We’re excited to see you (and Francie) again. The time will be here before we know it!

      Take care,
      Carolyn

    • Hi again,

      It was so good to see you yesterday! I’m sure the forget-me-nots are still everywhere along Green Bay Road. I found the ones in the photo out at Njord Heim.

      It’s one of those plants that if it spreads, it’s OK with me!

      Love,
      Carolyn

  3. Lovely photography! The plant you are wondering about is skunk cabbage – those are its flowers, which appear before the leaves do. See you in a few weeks – yippee!

    • Carolyn you captured the exciting breath of Spring! Thank you for including the names. Any chance you could put seasonal photos into a mural or poster we could purchase?

      • Hi Roberta,

        Thanks for your comment about the flowers and photos. Your idea sounds good…I did have a number of other photos of Washington Island scenes printed on note cards which are for sale in the shop. I might have to branch out!

        Take care,
        Carolyn

    • Hi Laurie,

      Thanks for writing back about the unidentified “flora”. Skunk cabbage was one of the thoughts I had, too. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

      Take care,
      Carolyn

  4. I’m not an expert, but we have a lot of skunk cabbage in our nature preserve here in Kaukauna. They are first bloomers and their flowers are long gone. Because they are so early to bloom, they have to be very stinky to attract pollinators – hence the “skunk” part of their name. Also, there would be their giant leaves surrounding them. They may be in the skunk cabbage family, but are not skunk cabbage. I’d bet a fungus of some sort.
    Beautiful pictures Caroline! I especially like the one with the water reflection.

    • Hi Penni,

      Thanks for responding about the unidentified photo. It might be some sort of fungus. The leaves seemed a bit rubbery and were very small. It’s a good mystery!

      Take care,
      Carolyn

  5. Thank you for the lovely photos, love them all, but the forget-me-nots will always hold special memories of Sievers and the Island for me. Thinking of you all and wishing you a good season. Love, Mary

    • Hi Mary,

      Thanks for your comment on the photos. When taking the photo of the forget-me-nots, I remembered that they are one of your favorites, so that one was specifically for you!

      Take care,
      Carolyn