In the first half of May, the common violets (show below) became quite numerous.
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After the week of steady rain, on May 24, I took a goodly number of photos to try to keep track of the changes which were occurring. The common violets were gone, but in one patch, I saw a group of bird-foot violets (somewhat washed out):
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The Audubon field guide mentions, in particular, the distinctive leaf of the bird-foot violet but does not illustrate it. Nevertheless, is that leaf shaped like a three-clawed foot or what?
Photography note: Both pictures were taken with a Pentax LX and a Voigtlander 125mm macro lens.