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Autumn’s Pinks and Purples

Posted on 10/30/2021 by chick
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Day 222: Leaves

Posted on 10/21/2020 by chick

We are so fortunate to be having a good foliage season this year. The caterpillars didn’t defoliate the trees during the spring, so we’ve got big, beautiful leaves like these falling in our yard. This is just a sampling of … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Seedy Season: Part II

Posted on 11/14/2019 by chick
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Joe Pye Weed

Posted on 10/24/2019 by chick

Joe Pye weed is a popular plant among gardeners. When I did an Internet search on it, most of the hits were for gardening, rather than wildflower, websites. Among its positive attributes are that it’s pretty, unusually tall, attractive to … Continue reading →

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Continuing the Catalog: Part 3

Posted on 10/23/2019 by chick
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Milkweed

Posted on 10/22/2019 by chick

Milkweed grows in the meadows along the path where I often walk. I didn’t get any pictures of the flowers this year, so I offer you this post from 2008 (it contains a picture of milkweed flowers, plus a picture … Continue reading →

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Color, Light, and Seeds

Posted on 10/20/2019 by chick

On my walk yesterday I took 500 pictures. That has to be a record. I deleted about half of them when I got home, but that still leaves a lot of pictures to look through. It’s going to take a … Continue reading →

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Learning from Squirrels

Posted on 10/24/2010 by chick

Yesterday, I took Marshall outside to play. It was a beautiful day, with a blue sky, bright fall foliage, and the perfect temperature. There were acorns everywhere. I couldn’t walk more than a few inches without crushing one. So here … Continue reading →

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Another Year Older

Posted on 10/01/2009 by chick

September is over, but it deserves mention as a lovely month in both form and content. It was made of gorgeous late-summer and early-fall days. It was filled with fun things like campfires, family get-togethers, a visit to a farm, … Continue reading →

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