Flowers, trees, beautiful weeds - from seeds to buds to forests, dormant, in full bloom, or fuel for new life.
Cover image: Wildflowers in the southern San Luis Valley, CO.

Wildflowers, San Luis Valley, CO
Coneflowers, Tyson's Landing, 9 Mile Recreation Area, Durand, WI
Foxtail

Spring bud, Port Wing, WI
"Stepping Stones" - Water lilies, Mississippi River, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Fountain City, WI
Hoary vervain (verbena) 2, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Fountain City, WI
Hoary vervain (verbena), Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Fountain City, WI
Coneflowers, Stockholm, WI
Coneflowers at Tyson's Landing, 9 Mile Recreation Area, Durand, WI
Yellow Water Lily, Mississippi River, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Fountain City, WI
"Splashes," Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Fountain City, WI
Towering spruce tree, Olympic National Forest, WA

Aspens, Sangre de Cristos, La Veta, CO

Purple locoweed, Sangre de Cristos, La Veta, CO
"Mother and child," Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, ND

Wild daisies 1, western KS

Wild daisies 2, western KS

Wild daisies 3, western KS

Moss on concrete barrier, Forks, WA

Burr oak acorn, Buena Vista Park, Alma, WI

Golden hour, Buena Vista Park, Alma, WI
Spring, Dunnville Recreation Area, Downsville, WI