Recent rains brought the wildflowers out. Not the big showy ones, just the little ones you find in the grass and brush. The south end of Oilwell Grade is a mixed area with the lake, marshes and pine flatwoods in a concentrated area as can be seen here.

While you don’t see much color in this overall picture, if you look a little closer you soon see the brightness of small flowers all around you.  All of these were taken within a few yards of each other.

Unknown                                           Purple Thistle

Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed-Grass

Unknown                                           Marsh Pink

Blister Beetle – Epicauta strigosa

The insect on the penultimate one is a blister beetle.  With  the exception of the thistle, I have no idea what the names of the flowers are so, a little help would be appreciated.