First Arboretum Trip of the Spring

I was thrilled to see that bloodroot has sprouted again in the Arboretum -- and just where I saw it last spring! 


This was my first photographic journey through the Cornell Arboretum this spring. 


More bloodroot. 


A closeup of a beautiful specimen, scattered with pollen. 


Of all the geese I've seen, this is the first time I've seen their offspring -- here at Grossman Pond. 


The chicks search for food as their mother stands guard. 


Two tadpoles swim around a lillypad which has not yet reached the surface of the pond. 


A lonely goose walks around Houston Pond. 


On my walk back to the Jeep, I met a new friend.