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Outside the Red Rocker Inn, Black Mountain NC. The Four Sisters Bakery is in the same building around the back.
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Sunday, March 28, 2021

That pear tree and then some...

 Remember a week or so ago, we found blossoms about to burst on a tree which was similar to the Bradford Pears? 

Here it was...about March 17, 2021

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And here it was on March 23, 2021

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And as we walked off the bridge of the spillway of Lake Tomahawk, we saw some Lenten Roses...

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And Vincas...blue flowers on vines.

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And what look to be related to Lilies of the Valley also...not exactly snow drops either.

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My friend pointed out that each petal had a tiny green dot right at the end of it. And they were usually just one flower on each stem.
I checked on "Name that plant" and it's...

Leucojum

Genus
Leucojum is a small genus of bulbous plants native to Eurasia belonging to the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. As currently circumscribed, the genus includes only two known species, most former species having been moved into the genus Acis. Both genera are known as snowflakes. THANKS Wikipedia!