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Two things that get blown out of oak trees in spring: inchworms and oak apples. I looked at this amazing page of eastern Massachusetts caterpillar photos but couldn't identify the inchworm. Small green and non-descript, and an early instar besides. EDIT: But after I posted this, the author/photographer of that caterpillar website commented to say it was the caterpillar of a winter moth! I did find some lovely forest wildflowers.
New England's most well-known orchid, the pink lady's slipper. This is in a park that we used to visit a lot. I may have had to walk past a "do not enter" sign (but through a wide open gate) to get in, so I won't identify it just yet. Guiltily, it was nice to have it to myself.
There have been several changes to the park while it was closed, including this stone circle. As you know, I'm a big fan of arranged rocks but it seemed strange to bring in these metamorphic boulders into a park noted for its unique igneous features.
There were also a lot of newly paved paths, mulched paths, and this boardwalk overlook.
This wildflower is new to me. I'm guessing trumpet (or coral) honeysuckle. Lonicera sempervirens.
