Turkey-tails In Love

I tried hard to find some flowers to draw for Valentine's Day by hiking up to the ridge and around in the woods, looking for the Trailing Arbutus I discovered in December. It's supposed to be a very early bloomer, and was the only flower I could think of that might be blooming. Alas, not this early! The flowers were no different than the last time I saw them - still spiky little buds. However, on my walk I'd noticed a log along Meetinghouse Creek full of richly colored turkey-tails. I went back to it and found these that are heart-shaped and squeezed together in a hug. They're even better than flowers for all you lovers out there! I sat right down and got to work.

So, today this goes out to each of you, Middlewood Journal readers all. I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Daisy helping me search for Trailing Arbutus...

Found it! But look at the tight flower buds...