Flowering Dogwood

May 16th, 2008

The Flowering Dogwood tree is the official state flower of Virginia. Technically speaking, the showy white leaves are not a part of the flower; they are actually bracts not petals. But that doesn’t really matter to me.

Flowering Dogwood Tree

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

May 12th, 2008

For some reason, eastern tent caterpillars are attracted to black cherry trees.

eastern tent caterpillar nests