Spicebush flowers

Moon phase: Waxing gibbous
Weather: Slightly less hot

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is wonderful little shrub with spicy-scented leaves that make a great tea.

Bloodroot flowers

Moon phase: Waxing crescent
Weather: Hot, humid

Here are some bloodroot photos I took this spring in Rock Creek Park. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is one of my favorite plants, and though I've seen the leaves and seedpods before, I've never found the flowers in the wild, so I was excited to see them and take pictures.

Capitol Tree

Moon phase: Waxing crescent
Weather: Hot & humid
Phenology: Black-eyed susans are blooming

The Capitol Building from the front of Longworth House Office Building.