By the calendar, it's the 25th of April, but underfoot in the fields and woods, it's what we call "Wood Anemone" time—the magical and sudden appearance of a now exceedingly common, diminutive wildflower that botantists know as Anemone quinquefolia. This can be something of a scientific misnomer since, around here anyway, the little plant often only bears three, deeply cut leaflets, rather than the botanically proper five. It's also delightfully contrarian in another way, since the signature white flowers are, on occasion, more pink, even, as in this little treasure, trending to what I would call a light blue. Whatever their blossom color, the ground-hugging Anemones are a genuine delight, bursting onto the scene with a rush and drawing the hiker's eyes to soil level to enjoy a subtle spectacle... and to begin searching for who knows what other botanical joys.