EAB

From our walk yesterday there was this....

Galleries formed by EAB larvae

With everything leafing-out it is easier to spot the dead and dying ash trees. Evidence of emerald ash borer abundant.  

Adult emerges from D-shaped exit hole

Ugh.  

On a happier note the Wisconsin State Flowers are blooming up a storm.

Viola sororia - known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant that is native to eastern North America. 

  
And we saw our first two monarch butterflies - or maybe it was the same one twice.