In The Woods ~

the leaf of the

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

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“Come with me into the woods

 where spring is
advancing, as it does,

 no matter what,
not being singular or particular,

 but one of the forever gifts,

 and certainly visible.” 

Mary Oliver

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they are normally found

growing in the woods

in the spring

I am fortunate to have a 

couple of plants in the flower bed

 where I can watch their odd growth

What's In A Name ~

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

aka

Brown Dragon 

a woodland plant

curious in its appearance

with an even curiouser name

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you can read more

about this plant

here

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit ~

it

may be

a

small matter

but

the details

are still

important