Category: Native plants

Beech Leaves 11.1.2023

Persistent beech leaves Twisting, curling, turning brown Wintertide teases. ~ Lynn Thomas Amber

Autumn Morning Walk

A heavy rain with added wind last night facilitated a cascade of falling leaves over night. I thought I had better get out with my camera today or I might miss the last of the rather dull fall color this season! Theories abound each… Continue Reading “Autumn Morning Walk”

Arrival of Fall Wildflowers in Vermont

On my walks over the weekend, it is very apparent that the seasons are changing. We have entered the season for fall wildflowers and they are providing color along the roadsides and in the fields around my neighborhood. There a few different asters blooming… Continue Reading “Arrival of Fall Wildflowers in Vermont”

Seedheads – Nature Photo Challenge

This week’s Denzil Nature Photo Challenge is to post interesting seedheads. I love photographing milkweed after it has gone to seed. I’m cheating a bit as this is a photograph I took in November 2021. I am enamored with the artistic design of the… Continue Reading “Seedheads – Nature Photo Challenge”

A Blue Gentian

My friend Bill called me over to his place today so we could take a walk to a wet, boggy area near his property that has some impressive bottle gentians in bloom. Such a cool wildflower! A unique characteristic of the flowers of the… Continue Reading “A Blue Gentian”

Queen of the Meadow

We’ve not mowed our back meadow much this summer and, as a result, the wildflowers are putting on a nice show! Queen Anne’s Lace is gracing our back country roadsides and meadows giving credence to the fact that summer will soon be winding down.

In Search of a Rare Orchid

A Lady with Style Concealed in the fen The regal pink and white queen Nods her head at us. ~Lynn Amber Showy Lady’s Slipper is a rare orchid that inhabits wetland areas whose soil and water lean towards the limy side of neutral. A… Continue Reading “In Search of a Rare Orchid”

Big Bend Hikes: Long Chisos Basin Loop

My last hike before ending my season at Big Bend had to be one more walk in the Chisos Basin. Since I’m in training for a long walk in France, I chose to do the long loop around the top of the basin –… Continue Reading “Big Bend Hikes: Long Chisos Basin Loop”

Big Bend Flowers

Towards the end of January, we drove to a small parking area along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive to hike down the wash that leads to Horseshoe Canyon. I was so surprised to find some plants in bloom!! The above rock nettle was cascading… Continue Reading “Big Bend Flowers”

Big Bend Hikes: Pine Canyon Trail

Thanksgiving Day in Big Bend National Park started off crisp and clear, eventually warming up in time for a nice mid-day hike into Pine Canyon. The Pine Canyon Trail starts at the end of Pine Canyon Road and is reached via 6 miles of… Continue Reading “Big Bend Hikes: Pine Canyon Trail”