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Trott turned the car around and we drove again over the five miles of Route 624.
Rain kept me in the car but I did see a few early blooms of one of the rarest, and most beautiful, of all spring wild flowers: the Bird’s Foot Violet. It grew on the bank near where I had seen anemones and chickweed. How had I missed these flowers before: It is for this reason that I like to retrace my steps — or wheels. Another viewpoint can reveal treasures missed before.
Bird’s Foot Violet has larger flowers than one expects of this family to which pansies belong. The flower is two-toned and presents a fine picture. The upper two petals are dark violet, the lower three pale lilac. I predict a splendid show of these flowers later.
I recommend Route 624 from Rectortown to Route 50. The wild flower parade will continue and lure me back to see the tiny yellow blooms of Zizia, a member of the Parsley Family which blooms in May. The common name, Golden Alexander, has an elegant ring and suggest the tasteful richness of the flower. Even with rain and diffused light, it had been a rewarding and successful morning. This spring I had been at one with nature’s timing, and did not feel I missed the show or at least, the first act.
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