Sunday, March 20, 2011

faith affirmed

Our faith is affirmed, once again, by springtime's first early blooms.
--Kathy Davis, artist and designer 

Found some early blooms out at Lower Higgins Creek today in Unicoi County - so far just bloodroot (above) and spring beauties -- but lots more around the corner! These flowers are called bloodroot after the orange-red sap contained in its roots which Native Americans used as body paint and as a fabric dye.
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3 comments:

  1. Caitlin AlexanderMarch 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    What a fantastic shot!! The flower just pops. Great work as usual! :)

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  2. Richard SigginsMarch 20, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Nice shot of the Blootroom. Today is the First Day of Spring and the wildflowers are blooming! What great news. The Bloodroot are beautiful flowers but don't last long enough.

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  3. LolaMarch 23, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    Love those wild blooming plants that were & can be used.

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