Spring Wildflowers

Marie  and I spent a few days at the cabin this past week preparing for the visit of her brother Mario and his two children from Boston who will be arriving on the 27th. Spring in the Appalachians of eastern Quebec is unlike anywhere else and the climate, soil and elevation all contribute to a diversity of wild vegetation and flowers you don't see here in Montreal. These tiny beauties only bloom for a short period, from the time of the last melting snow to the leafing out of the maples that will eventually block out the sun and turn the woods into a shady and cool retreat. I took all these photos on our property on a showery, cloudy day but they still were a pleasure to the eye. Enjoy! gws