On a raw, rainy, windy morning I set out down Piney Woods Church Road looking for new images, new windows into wonder. I battled the wind for most of my journey; I would frame a photograph of a flower or leaf, only to have it start to sway in a suddenly-renewed gust. Ultimately, my favorite three pictures from the journey (this one and two in a subsequent post) were successful because they were relatively unaffected by the wind. This wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) was blooming in a ditch near Rico Road, sheltered from the elements. I glimpsed it from above, as I was peering down into the ditch, and I was immediately drawn to take its picture. I cannot wait to search here for strawberries, later in the season. I can almost taste them on my tongue as I type these words.
