Here, I think, are some volunteer hookedspur (aka “dog”) violets that are so small they would be easy to overlook -- except for their bright purple glow among the riff-raff they like to hang out with. If they are hookedspurs, they’ll host the caterpillars of the many fritillary butterflies that we hope soon will be fluttering in Barbara’s garden. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on May 8, 2026.)