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Tag Archives: seeds
SITY: Secret of the Violets
One late-August day, many years ago, I decided to do a little weeding, and I pulled up a big violet plant that was growing somewhere that it didn’t belong. Near the base of the plant were what appeared to be … Continue reading
‘Tis the Seedy Season: Part I
Posted in Crazy Me, Local Flora and Fauna, Out and about
Tagged Fall, flowers, photos, seeds
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Joe Pye Weed
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
Posted in Interesting words, Local Flora and Fauna, Out and about
Tagged autumn, flowers, legends, photos, seeds
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Milkweed
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
Posted in Local Flora and Fauna, Out and about
Tagged autumn, flowers, photos, seeds, snails, walking
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Color, Light, and Seeds
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
Posted in Local Flora and Fauna, Out and about
Tagged autumn, color, flowers, light, photos, seeds, walking
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