Bursting

Shared by the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary today:

Though they look like the horns of twin animals, they are instead the "bursting buds of the red elderberry shrub" (Sambucus racemosa).

The gardeners remind us all that it's one week until opening day. Spring is probably the best time to visit, because it's largely a woodland area with many spring ephemerals.

Even more than most, this is a good year to go outside and appreciate the beauty of our world.