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| Amelanchier Canadensis at Squam Farm |
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| Wood Anemones, Anemone Nemorosa |
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| Cinnamon Ferms sprouting in the wet spots |
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| Wood anemones, Squam Farm |
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| Shad at Stump Pond, May 4 |
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| Fields of Bluets at Stump Pond, May 4 and Squam Farm, May 5 |
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Amelanchier
By any definition, the arrival of the Shad Blow, or Amelanchier Canadensis, signifies the arrival of Nantucket's spring. One day it just pops out, and that day was yesterday, May 5. As I cycled the Polpis loop, it lit up the woody shrubs which have not yet leafed out. And when Josh and I went to hike Squam Farm, there it was....along with swaths of Quaker Ladies, Houstonia caerulea. Many wood anemones, anemone nemorosa, were along the paths and into the wood in the "hidden forest" there. I love that the flowers are so small, yet they gather in great numbers to light up the otherwise greyish brown landscape.
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