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Burdock, Not Thistle

Posted on 10/16/2019 by chick

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 →

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Summer Gold

Posted on 10/15/2019 by chick
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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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Poisonous Lookalike

Posted on 10/08/2019 by chick

This rather scary plant (look at all those thorns!) is a type of wildflower that I first spotted a couple of years ago but never got around to identifying. When I saw it this year, it was late in the … 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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Four Clovers

Posted on 09/25/2019 by chick

I enjoyed my recent walks so much that I wanted to document all the wildflowers that I saw. There were so many, I don’t know if I will be able to get to them all. It may help to group … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Summer

Posted on 09/23/2019 by chick

Today is the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, which means my favorite season has officially begun. In celebration, I offer three “Farewell to Summer” pictures from my walks last week.

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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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