Wildlife. I love it. Aside from the many birds, it runs the gamut from chipmunks, turkeys, opposums, raccoons, squirrels to the occasional coyote. I left out Peter rabbit on purpose because he’s on my bad list lately. This herbivore seems to have developed a taste for Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort), the occasional non-native daffodil, and […]
Archive for April, 2013
Hare trigger
Posted in Fauna, Rants & Raves on April 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)
Posted in Flora, Plant bio on April 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Bloodroot displays flowers that look like white pearls among the leaflitter. Unfortunately, these little gems are somewhat fragile. Rain and wind will drop petals. This could be one of those plants that you may simply miss if you are not looking for it. Despite the short lived nature of the flowers, and the extremely early […]
April 10: Rue anemone blooms
Posted in Interesting on April 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
In my last post I wondered which native plant would be the first bloomer. After 3 years of seeing Thalictrum thalictroides present its little white flower heads first each spring, I should know better. Even though the fauna has arrived (or woken up in the case of the peepers) weeks ago, the world of flora […]
It’s lively-ing up around here
Posted in Interesting, Rants & Raves on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The spring peepers are back in orchestral mode. They first started some feeble song rehearsals on March 23. Not quite as early as last year, but commendable considering that the nights, and sometimes the days, are below 32 degrees. They had it easy last spring when it was 70 degrees out. They are not the […]
Recent Adventures in the Wilds of Cape Cod
Posted in Flora, Guest blogger, Rants & Raves on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
This past winter, the Cape got hit with more snow and stormy weather than I have seen here in a few years, which put a damper on the frequency of our weekend walks. One hike we attempted became impossible because we were literally unable to find the snow-covered paths off the main road, another walk became somewhat […]