It’s a beautiful time of the year at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (affectionately known as fmg.) Granddaughter has been more interested in the play area with the raised runways and winding paths as there are always kids there that can run together, play hide and seek, etc. This week, though, she said yes…
Category: flora
FFF 51 — fmg and Monet garden
Everything is still blooming beautifully here and there in Michigan. On Tuesday we met up at fmg. On Wednesday I met up downtown with a friend and took a drive by the Monet Garden afterwards and nabbed a few pics. Still having fish food in the car for the fmg koi, I grabbed a handful…
Mowing Safari
I mowed the grass yesterday. It’s a jungle out there! The most dangerous aspect of it is that the goldenrod is in full bloom and full of pollinators, including so many bumblebees. I did my best to keep far enough away from the fencelines so that my arms didn’t touch them. Another risky aspect are…
FFF 50 — fmg in bloom
The weather was quite pleasant at fmg on Tuesday. Everything is so vibrant. We ran into one of my granddaughter’s little friends from library storytime so most of our time was near the treehouse type play area that also has a sand play area where kids can find fossils and a good-sized meteorite (a couple…
FFF 49 Yard life
Lots to see in the yard, some of it things I planted and the others sprouted up on their own. Some have been identified through Pl@ntNet. Since I figured out how to do slide shows again, I’ll do it that way and add captions. Look for the arrow to the right of the photo. Happy…
Sunday Afternoon Walk
Sunday afternoons are the most common time older son and I go for walks. It’s been so hot outside that we haven’t gone in a few weeks, but today we braved the heat, burning sun, and thick, smoke-scented air and walked over 2 miles on a nearby bike path. The path is a rail-to-trail convert…
Joe Pye Weed
The only things I knew about the above plants was that they continue to multiply and that monarchs and other pollinators LOVE them. Today I got a clear enough photo (not this one) to identify it at Pl@ntNet. It’s Joe Pye Weed. Look closely and you’ll see a bumblebee busy at work. The next pic…
Tao Talk 