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Woods Awash With Soft Yellow-green
The woods are full of small, soft yellow-green blooms now. Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is showing off its flowers. Spicebush, the larval host plant of the Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is a perennial shrub that often reaches to 15 feet, sometimes 20 feet. It is dioecious, meaning there are only male or female flowers on a…
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Double Surprise Day
The delightful spring weather called to me today. Called me to come out. To walk around. Something that I love to do. And when I’m out I am always looking for something new, something that will reinforce my love of nature. Big or small, there is always something out there. Most of the time, that…
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Prickly Pear Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia). Tucson, Arizona. Native only to the Americas, including a couple species that are native to the East Coast of the United States. __________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts, sign up here!
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Looking For Lunch
Yesterday, just after noon a bird came by, surely on the lookout for its lunch. It sat in a Maple Tree which was thinking of bursting forth with red springtime blooms. The bird, a large one, a Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). As it sat there, the birds at the feeders immediately realized the hawk was…
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One Crazy Winter
Ice on a vernal pool. February 13, 2018. Perhaps a normal winter. What IS normal these days? February 10, 2023. I miss seeing ice. I won’t even mention my feelings about snow. You probably already know. I miss going out for a walk in the woods and not thinking about spraying myself with an insect…
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Spiderwort
Today a few leaves of Spiderwort (Tradescantia) were spotted emerging from the soil. It’s native to eastern North America. Come May, blooms will be gracing the garden, to the delight of bees. _____________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts, sign up here!
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¡Por Fin!
Or, in English, FINALLY! Freezing rain during the night, ending with nearly an inch of snow over everything. Here, an image from this afternoon. I am pleased as Punch! _____________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts, sign up here!
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Ruffle Lichen
Lichens, such beautiful and intriguing things. Not a plant, not an animal. A combination of two organisms, a fungus, and a alga or cyanobacterium. This particular one, Salted Ruffle Lichen (Parmotrema crinitum), found growing on a tree branch. _____________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts, sign up here!
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A Bunch Of Cardinals
Northern Cardinals
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Haircap Moss
Haircap Moss (Polytrichum).