Wild Wild Woods

Growing from 2 to 6 feet high on angular winged stems, Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale is blooming on all sides of the pond. The flowers are ...

Wild Bergamot Monarda didyma  is blooming now in the buffer around the pond. Also known as bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, bergamot...

Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata is growing tall in the buffer around the pond.  Soon, it will open its brilliant purple aster-like flowers in...

On 6-7-2020 we posted photos of a lovely rosette of thistle leaves. The Musk Thistle plant is biennial -- seed germinates in the fall a...

These new cones and needle-like leaves are emerging on our non-native European Larch Larix decidua .  The old cones (at top in the photo) ...

Needle-like leaves (right) emerging in clusters, and new cones developing on the deciduous conifer American Larch Larix laricina .  The s...

A very few of last year's berries remain on the American cranberry bush as colorful background for the new buds of this year's leave...

The evergreen trees are showing this year's branch buds and new cones. As I wandered tree to tree, each species showed a d...

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica On winter days like these . . .   cold and windy . . .   it may look like the trees ...

In the woods today, Solomon's Seal, Rue, Violets, and Trout Lily.  After the very cold wet months of April and May, native wildflowers s...

Another wave of migrants stopped here for refueling: Tennessee Warbler, Yellow Warbler and Indigo Bunting.      They gorged on suet a...

Salix caprea Pussy Willow Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' A sunny day . . .   welcome respite...

The elm trees are acknowledging Springtime with burgeoning leaf buds. The finches regard the buds as delectable sprouts. No need to nibble o...