![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Claytonia virginica (white Spring Beauty) wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5620638067_b5602a7f12_z.jpg)
Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Dutchman's Breeches wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5621224780_e225e934d0_z.jpg)
Dutchman's Breeches, Dicentra cucullaria
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) wildflower 2](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5620637193_43c6c7bc46_z.jpg)
White Trout Lily, Erythronium albidum
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) leaf](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5620637391_c0a52655fd_z.jpg)
Many White Trout Lilies do not bloom, but just send up a single leaf.
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Viola pubescens (Common Yellow Violet) wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5621226862_38091e2b4a_z.jpg)
Common Yellow Violet, Viola pubescens
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Trillium sessile (Wake Robin) wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5621226590_872e971959_z.jpg)
Wake Robin, Trillium sessile
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet) wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5620637865_9157e6cbc6_z.jpg)
Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - pink Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5621225896_c7179a3aff_z.jpg)
Pink variety of Spring Beauty. All the flowers show above are native to eastern North America.
Here are some more photos taken at Silver Lake:
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - Hawthorn](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5620638921_608e4b11f8_z.jpg)
This being Passion Week, here I show the thorns of the Hawthorn tree (Crataegus punctata). Sharp and painful.
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - mushrooms](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5621227452_c183e9147c_z.jpg)
Some mushrooms. I met some people looking for Morel mushrooms, which are currently in season.
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - large bud](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5621227656_be4f1bea4e_z.jpg)
I don't remember what this is.
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - crawfish](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5621224618_a1e9b8528f_z.jpg)
This is a crawfish, a small freshwater variant of lobster. It is a delicacy, used in many recipes handed down from the early French settlers.
![Silver Lake Park, in Highland, Illinois, USA - white Spring Beauty wildflower](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5620636797_9050568f41_z.jpg)
Another Spring Beauty.
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