Peter Baye found Wild Strawberries, Fragaria vesca,  and he found one not just blooming but with ripe fruit – now that’s early!

He wrote that even in the earliest warm spots these native strawberries ripen up in April, not late February. And while these strawberries are small, they are delicious.

Thanks to Peter for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

We did get two small rainstorms. On Thursday, there was .10 inches at our place and Friday brought .25 inches. Season to date is 36.85 inches. Nice to get some wet stuff! Today is windy, cool, with many clouds racing across the sky. Oh, did I mention that it's incredibly beautiful?