NEWS

Award won!! On Saturday, March 3 my photo, "Devil's Doorway," received a State Award at the Wisconsin Regional Artists Association competition in Prairie du Sauk. You may have seen the photo as the Oct. 2011 Picture of the Month. If not, ask and I will email you a copy.

Exhibits and Shows:
Some of my prints are on public display at the Middleton Library, Middleton, WI until the end of April and at Heiney's Dining and Sprits, Black Earth, WI. Drop in, have a look, and let me know what you think. Future exhibits are in the works.

My Notecards are now available at Terry's Piggly Wiggly in Cross Plains.

MAY PHOTO

Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) Native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. There are numerous species of Trillium. The Trillium shown in the May Picture of the Month grows in our back yard woodlot in small clumps which are beautiful this time of year. The three white bracts will turn pink as they age. It may be tempting, but don't pick them. Picking a trillium seriously injures the plant which will take many years to recover. For this reason in Michigan, Minnesota and New York it is illegal to pick and/or transplant trilliums from public lands without a permit from the state. They are legally available in many garden centers. Consider growing some if you have a shaded area in your garden.