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Reading Report: Early November

Posted on 11/09/2021 by chick

I had too many library books, so I returned a few to the library unread. They were all books that I might like to revisit someday. They were… Under the Harrow by Mark Dunn: Dunn wrote Ella Minnow Pea, which … Continue reading →

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What’s Up Today

Posted on 11/07/2021 by chick

I despise DST, but I have to admit that the time change worked in my favor today. I had slept late this morning. Then I set the clock back by an hour, and suddenly it was as if I’d gotten … Continue reading →

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Saturday Thoughts

Posted on 11/06/2021 by chick

There’s a salamander living under our toilet. At least there was. My husband took the old toilet out so that he could put the new one in, and underneath it he found a salamander. Creepy, but sort of cool, too. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Halloween

Posted on 11/05/2021 by chick

We took the kids trick-or-treating on Halloween. As an outdoor activity, it seemed safe enough Covid-wise. Marshall wore a taco costume, and Livia dressed as a wolf. It was a relatively subdued night compared to previous years. There were fewer … Continue reading →

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Ramblings

Posted on 11/03/2021 by chick

A whole month elapsed between the time I took the first photo of beechdrops (9/26) and the last photo (10/28). If you’d asked me how long it was, I would have said maybe two weeks. I only seem to understand … Continue reading →

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Fall Sun-Catcher

Posted on 11/02/2021 by chick

This is a plant that I’ve found at all of the rocky clearings in the woods, as well as the meadowy area near the power-line corridor. I’ve identified it as little bluestem, a native grass. “Little bluestem” seems almost like … Continue reading →

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A Plant for Halloween

Posted on 10/31/2021 by chick

Halloween deserves a creepy plant, and I have just the one. This plant is called beechdrops. I’m not the only person to think that it looks creepy. As the writer at one wildflower website put it, “From a distance, this … Continue reading →

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Autumn’s Pinks and Purples

Posted on 10/30/2021 by chick
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Charmer

Posted on 10/26/2021 by chick

It’s a good thing I was hunting so carefully for interesting things in the woods last week or I might have walked right past this charming wildflower. Isn’t this plant lovely? My field guide calls it “tall cordyalis,” but many … Continue reading →

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An Abundance of Wildflowers

Posted on 10/25/2021 by chick

It’s usually difficult to identify wildflowers when they aren’t in bloom, but sometimes they have such distinctive foliage that you can figure out what they are, even if you’ve never seen their flowers. Such was the case with the round-leaved … Continue reading →

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