D088-2013  Winter aconite mixed with vinca; part of a large patch, naturalized in a wooded area.

Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Crocus
These were some of the few I've seen blooming around town.  Normally by this date, crocuses would have bloomed pretty much completely and be on their way out.

Along Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Winter Aconite, Genus Eranthis, probably E. hyemalis, which is widely grown, and naturalizes easily.
Family Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) . . . Native to southern Europe and parts of Asia, depending on the species.

In a yard on Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013 Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop)
Family Amaryllidaceae

I added a layer of sumi-e filter to this version of the shot.  See a differently filtered version as my April 4 post to the DailyPhotos community here:  http://smu.gs/14PxhlK

Nichols Arboretum
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Red Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
A passerine bird of the family Icteridae . . . Native to North America

Gallup Park, Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Quaking Aspen catkins (Populus tremuloides)

Island in Huron River at Gallup Park,
Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Red Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
A passerine bird of the family Icteridae . . . Native to North America

Gallup Park, Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Quaking Aspen catkins (Populus tremuloides)

Island in Huron River at Gallup Park,
Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Quaking Aspen catkins (Populus tremuloides)

Island in Huron River at Gallup Park,
Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013 Winter aconite mixed with vinca; part of a large patch, naturalized in a wooded area.

Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013  Winter aconite mixed with vinca; part of a large patch, naturalized in a wooded area.

Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
D088-2013 Winter aconite mixed with vinca; part of a large patch, naturalized in a wooded area.

Ann Arbor
March 29, 2013
See photo in original gallery.