nature makes no mistakes

wild ginger grows in dense colonies in the understory of our woods. it blooms in april and may. and we have a lot of it.  it spreads easily. one of the unique, and perhaps unfortunate, things about it, is that these gorgeous velvety flowers are completely hidden under two large kidney-shaped leaves. one never sees them unless you pull back the leaves. one thing i have learned from all the years of doing STILL is that nature makes no mistakes. so their stealthiness must be serving some purpose. i have no idea why it was taken me 10 years to find a way to capture the beauty of these flowers. nevertheless, i am glad the inspiration finally arrived. better late than never.

canada wild giner (Asarum canadense)