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…
Category: flora
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…
Doodads — August Toads Plus
I mentioned spotting lots of baby toads and many butterflies around the property when I mowed last week. The monarchs seem to have moved on since then but others are still fluttering here and there. Toads are much easier to photograph. The pics posted today are all different ones. What’s impressive is that they were…
Doodads — Queen Anne and Witch Hazel
Do you ever wonder why they name plants after women? I just wondered when I saw the two flora I am including are named Queen Anne and Witch Hazel. Anyway… the first pic is a lovely patch of lace out near the road. It grows all over here. There is a plant that has gone…
FFF 45 — Molly Tuttle new song plus!
I’m on the Nonesuch mailing list, which is Molly Tuttle’s label. This morning I listened to a new tune from her new solo album, “So Long, Little Miss,” called, “The Highway Knows.” Is there such a thing as love at first listen? Most of the following pics were taken today. As you can see, the…
Dawn Redwood at fmg
Anybody who has read my blog for any length of time has heard me go on and on about the gardens and feeding the koi at the waterfall pond. Last Tuesday I realized the whole area around the pond has a stand of dawn redwood trees. How could I have failed to see them before?…
Tao-Talk 