Bluebells

Every spring, the Virginia bluebells pop up and we go and take pictures.  They look a little like fog or smoke if you're not really paying attention when you drive by the local streams and creeks.  We usually go out to Merrimac Farms and take a hike, finding frogs, salamanders, etc.

This year, we packed up the dog, drove out there...and found that they don't allow dogs.  <sigh>  We turned around, dropped off the dog, packed a lunch and started out again.  Instead of going "all the way" out to Merrimac Farms, we simply stopped at the little creek down the road from us.  Perfect!  A five minute drive, a creek for skipping stones, lots and lots of  bluebells, and beaver-chewed logs.  The kids had a great time, I got my pictures, and we were all happy!