Category Archives: Out and about

Continuing the Catalog: Part 2

Posted on 10/12/2019 by chick
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Continuing the Catalog

Posted on 10/11/2019 by chick

Here are some more flowers I’ve seen recently during my walks.

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Mystery Berries

Posted on 10/09/2019 by chick

I love to find and photograph berries. They are often as beautiful as the flowers that produced them. I found these berries along the walking trail near the library. I’m not sure what kind of berries they are. I have … Continue reading →

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One Big Family

Posted on 09/28/2019 by chick

I’m not going to get very far with cataloguing wildflowers if I keep dwelling on the ones I’ve already covered, but I did say that I’d look for “thumbprints” the next time I saw lady’s thumb. And the next time … Continue reading →

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Floral Twofer

Posted on 09/27/2019 by chick

I walked on a different path yesterday. I found many flowers, but most were types that I’d seen before. I was feeling a little disappointed, but just before my walk’s end, I spotted something new. This unfamiliar white flower was … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #15

Posted on 09/22/2019 by chick

I spotted this peculiar hairy plant while out walking last week. This was a tough plant to identify! I looked through my field guides multiple times. I ran numerous Internet image searches. Nothing looked exactly like this plant. I was … Continue reading →

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Walking in Color

Posted on 09/18/2019 by chick

Pokeweed is strangely beautiful. I always thought I was the only person to feel that way, until I read the Wikipedia article on the subject, which says, “Some pokeweeds are grown as ornamental plants, mainly for their attractive berries.” The … Continue reading →

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A Promise Is a Promise

Posted on 08/11/2019 by chick

In a recent post I said that if any of my bee pictures came out good, I’d share it. A promise is a promise. So here’s my favorite one.

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One Violet

Posted on 05/12/2019 by chick
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SITY: A Mix of Good and Bad

Posted on 05/11/2019 by chick

Outside today: The number of buzzing insects in the yard is down. Way down. I try not to think too negatively about that. I imagine a beautiful garden nearby where they’ve all gone to feast, leaving only a few “idiot … Continue reading →

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