Flowers of Amelanchier interior, or Inland shadbush, in spring. They have white petals with yellow pistiles.

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Slumber, dark winter
White blooms awake the landscape
Little promise of life
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- Photo: The flowers of Amelanchier Interior (inland shadbush) bloom in southern Illinois. March 2025.

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Juneberry: A Summer Sweet for People, Pollinators, and Birds - JSTOR Daily For millennia, Indigenous peoples in North America derived sustenance from the juneberry, known also as the misâskwatômin, serviceberry, shadbush, or saskatoon.

“To replenish the possibility of mutual flourishing, for birds and berries and people, we need an economy that shares the gifts of the Earth, following the lead of our oldest teachers, the plants.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer #juneberry #misâskwatômin #serviceberry #shadbush #saskatoon #Amelanchier

spring mountain some of the clouds are in bloom

spring mountain—
some of the clouds
are in bloom
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