the green and flowering version of this rue anemone always accompanies steve’s and my spring trail walks, when we are casting our eyes about for morels and wild asparagus. yes, this is one of those “where did the time go” posts. 2015 has been a year of thrilling projects for each of us, but they have required a dailiness and a single mindedness that has been, on one hand, a way of staying present and engaged, but on the other hand hand, has meant that we barely noticed summer flit past. the curled yellow leaves of  this friendly spring companion just made that clearer, somehow, than all the red maples and russet oaks of fall.

rue anemone in november

sucker lake regional trail, saint paul, minnesota