What is it Wednesday archive: May 2, 2018

Can you identify what's in this photo?

Each Wednesday morning 

on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page

 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 

Readers have all morning and afternoon 

to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.

Each week's What is it Wednesday post 

will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

 after it is posted on Facebook,

sometimes with additional bonus information. 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 

on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

we will be reposting old editions,

creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on

May 2, 2018. 

And the answer is....

This beautiful tree is a redbud in bloom, near Wallace Hall at Lutherlyn. 

Redbuds are native to Western Pennsylvania, and are one of the earliest trees to bloom in the spring, providing a welcome burst of color when much of the natural world still looks brown and gray. The redbud’s heart-shaped leaves develop after the flowers are finished blooming.

Hundreds of students visiting Lutherlyn during spring field trips get to see this beautiful tree in bloom every year (and thousands more will visit each spring after it is done blooming). To learn more about LEEP field trip opportunities check out http://lutherlyn.com/ee.

Like and follow Camp Lutherlyn on Facebook, to see What is it Wednesday posts when they come out and have the opportunity to share your guesses in the comments!