What is it Wednesday: March 13, 2019

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

March 13, 2019.  

And the answer is....

These are buds on one of the kousa dogwood bushes along the porch of the Lutherlyn dining hall. 

Many people don’t realize that trees and shrubs already have buds on them for the new flowers and leaves that will grow in the spring. Buds emerge in the summer or fall and have been waiting on the twigs all winter. (This photo was taken at the end of January during Winter Retreat.) 

The buds visible in this photo will unfold into the white flowers of the kousa dogwood in May. 

By then, LEEP will be hosting up to 200 students a day in school field trips! To learn more about LEEP field trips and more, check out www.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!