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Monthly Archives: October 2019
White and Wild
Let me introduce you to another local wildflower. Based on my research, I’m certain that this plant is from the bedstraw family, which also includes bluets and partridgeberry. I believe it is specifically Galium mollugo, commonly called wild madder or … Continue reading
61 Degrees
I went downstairs one morning this week, and it was chilly (only 61 degrees!). The temperature outside was in the 30s, which meant the prospects for warming up naturally weren’t that great, so I turned on the furnace. Yup, I … Continue reading
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Burdock, Not Thistle
Interesting facts from the Wikipedia article on burdock: Burdock is native to Europe and Asia, not North America (I continue to be shocked by how many plants that grow here are not originally from here). Parts of it are supposedly … Continue reading
Summer Gold
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Tagged color, flowers, photos, summer, walking
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Time for Trees
I took a walk in the woods late today. I didn’t bother to bring my camera. Not only was the light failing, but I didn’t want to pause to take pictures, because pausing gives mosquitoes a chance to bite. I … Continue reading
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Local Plant Catalog
Here is my late-Summer/early-Autumn plant catalog so far. Arrow tearthumb Asiatic dayflower Asters (blue), asters (general) Autumn olive Bird’s-foot trefoil Bittersweet (just the berries) Burdock Chicory Clearweed Common gerardia (tentative identification) Dandelion (out of season) Devil’s beggar-ticks (seeds, tentative identification) … Continue reading
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Happening Around Here
Earlier today I overheard my daughter telling her brother to do something like “a real man would do.” I wondered what she thought a “real man” was, but I was almost afraid to ask. Society pushes some harmful views, and … Continue reading
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Continuing the Catalog
Here are some more flowers I’ve seen recently during my walks.