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Turkey In The Road
No telling what one might see in the middle of the road these days. Tis the season!
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Out The Backdoor
A matter of a few feet from the back door of the cabin, in the middle of a path. Discovered a couple days ago. Photos taken this afternoon. No telling when or where you’ll find mushrooms popping up. This one is a Russula pulchra. Just 2 inches across. I love capturing fungi in pixels. So…
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One Of Many
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius). Wikipedia calls this a migratory bird. But that is certainly not the case with many of them. This morning 15 or 20 of them showed up at my little pond and bird bath as they often do year round. Quite the gathering. During the autumn and winter they roam in…
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Red Blueberry Leaves
There are a dozen or more mature Blueberry Bushes around my cabin. Each with its own personality. Many with red twigs to accent the snow and ice that fall during the winter. Others have one last “leaf hoorah” with a brilliant show of red before the leaves finally fall to ground. November is the time…
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Turkey Oak
Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis) can be found in dry areas, sand dunes, sand hills, and hill tops from Virginia to central Florida to southeastern Louisiana. It can be grow to 30 feet tall and on occasion a bit taller. This particular tree is happily growing in Citrus County, Florida, where is it quite common. Happy…
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Last Of The Falling Leaves
There are just a few Sugar Maple trees (Acer saccharum) up here in the woods around the cabin. Further up, in the higher elevations there are many many more. They’re the last ones to turn from their summery green to some warm autumn coloring and the last to drop those leaves turning the landscape into…
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Enjoying The Spotted Knapweed
Ventral view of a Common Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia) enjoying the weeds, perched on a spent bloom of Spotted Knapweed (Centauria stoebe). They certainly are not common here in the mountains of central Virginia. Sometimes arriving in late summer, staying through early fall. There are years when I don’t see any at all. When I…
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Blue Spruce And Rain
When I need a photograph for my blog, just throw in RAIN and I know that I can find exactly what I want. Just take a bit of time. Roam with the camera. There it is. And tonight’s post contains a Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) with the required rain. The Spruce, dreaming of becoming…
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A Brief Moment In Autumn
A Monarch caught in a splash of sunshine. A perfect color combination, purple and orange. A brief bit of comfort in autumn.
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Marking Trees, Marking Poles
Oh, I miss seeing the bears that usually roam through the yard. American Black Bears (Ursus americanus). Their population has dropped drastically the past few years due to mange, a type of serious skin disease caused by parasitic mites. The yard seemed to be a highway for them. They typically chose marking trees or marking…