Beware the beguiling squattocracy of small blue flowers subalpine the Eastern slope of Lookout Hill. I was convinced I was looking at one plant in two different stages of development. Correction, I think! I now suspect the shy one with the blue anthers is Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica), a native of Siberia perhaps related to the thing called sea onion, and the outgoing one ready for the full benefit of whatever is Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae), native to this continent. But I'm still not completely sure, and what I see from a quick scan of google images tells me I'm not the only one confused.
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