This time of year everyday is blooms day.  Yesterday we walked a dirt road under an ordinary woods of oak, madrone, manzinta, fir and pine.  Two of our spinrg woodland flowers were scattered across the slopes.

An eight-petal variety of Ranunculus.  A “buttercup” which means many different things to many people.

 Western Hounds-tongue, Cynoglossum occidentale.  It’s a weed from Europe, came over with two of its cousins. Apparently can used for a medicinal tea.