Hepatica and Moss

I am always trying to find a photographic purpose for moss and rarely find one. This hepatica gave me an opportunity to put some color contrast with it.

Hepatica and insect

I have been getting rusty with video so was happy to find this common bug on a hepatica group last month. My knowledge of bugs is limited to the categories of common or uncommon. This is a common insect I have not taken the time to identify. That's the beauty of photography, I can enjoy it without naming it.

Shooting to the Sky

I'm torn between showing hepatic bursting through oak leaves or showing them reaching up to a blue sky. Most of the hepatica I shoot is on a steep hillside making it easier to try both images. It all comes down to the message. Is the message life springing forth or incredible color on a drab hillside? I think there's room for more than one right answer.
Question: How much of an image needs to be sharp?
Answer: It depends.

Hepatica Season

It has gone from winter to spring almost overnight. The hepatica are bursting through the oak leaves on the warm hillsides. They have been patiently waiting for a little warm weather to pop and yesterday they were out in profusion. Spring is definitely macro season.