Joining Slink Pod in blooming in winter, Western Trilliums are up. Frank Lalle sent in this photo of one.

The white flower will turn pink after some days, and then purple. Promise me you'll never pick this wildflower! At the very least, it would set the plant back years, and at the worst, picking it might kill it.

The first Milk Maids, aka Spring Beauty, are up too. I saw a group of them at Gualala Point Regional park, by the steps from the parking area that lead to the Visitors' Center. Here's a photo taken by Amy Ruegg.

The first Bracken Ferns have poked through the ground. And the first Douglas Iris have bloomed in a sunny meadow.

Thanks to Frank and Amy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

It sure feels like Spring today. Temps are warm, and there is very little breeze. It's a magnificent day on the Mendonoma Coast.