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04.01.2023 Symplocarpus foetidus triad

Skunk cabbage’s flower, a spadix, is one of the earliest to be seen in Spring, seen here inside the foremost bud.  Actually the plant can be seen in mid-winter as it is thermogenic and produces heat which helps clear away … Continue reading

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03.29.2023 Wordless Wednesday

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03.22.2023 Spring-Been there, done that, and I’ll do it again

Dutchman’s Breeches-Dicentra cucullaria This is an annual share on Facebook and I thought, “Why not do it here?” 13 years ago and still my favorite shot of these beauties.

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01.05.2023 Thermospadix Thursday

Skunk Cabbage-Symplocarpus foetidus is the earliest flowering wildflower of the year.  As a matter of fact it sometimes flowers even before the year changes. It does this by creating its own heat through a chemical reaction between oxygen and the … Continue reading

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12.25.2022 Sunday Sundews

From July first, which is the same day as the pink water-lily, there are several “islands” in Moosehorn Pond that are covered with sundews.  I think these are round-leaved-Drosera rotundifolia but some seem a bit elongated which could mean there … Continue reading

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12.24.2022 Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Happy Holiday season to all for whichever holiday you are celebrating.  Best wishes for a great 2023.  

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12.18.2022 Silent Sunday-Resting on my Mountain Laurels

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10.18.2022 Another foggy day

And I ain’t complaining.  Likely never will. I just had a four-day weekend and every day was fog laden.  I wasn’t able to take advantage on Friday but the next three were lovely with yesterday’s fog followed by off and … Continue reading

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10.17.2022 A blast from the not too distant past

On one of my trips to East Leverett Meadow, the same day as the recent tendril and drop post, I happened across this pretty bindweed flower below some popped milkweed pods (my original photographic quarry).  I posted a similar flower … Continue reading

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10.12.2022 Garden Floss

For several years now Mary Beth has agreed to our having milkweed line our driveway as well as grow at the side of the house.  The last few she has allowed it into her vegetable garden and we have about … Continue reading

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