Parmeliaceae
A type of lichen, per my plant app. Sam cut down a maple tree. This specimen was nestled in the upper branches. It’s so interesting with those circular shapes surrounded by little hairs. We...
Category: plants
Winter cyanotypes
The cyanotype experiment worked out pretty well. I could have gotten more of the fragile stems to show up by pressing the glass or acrylic top more firmly onto the plant material. But they...
Plant dreaming
We went to a Wild Seed Project plant sale in southern Maine last Saturday. I’m stumbling along in my self-landscaping with natives, but I am trying! I started the circle garden in May 2023...
Unusual
Unusual sights from my yard – This plant, spotted beebalm, develops these very gaudy crowns with pink bracts in late summer. I think it’s amazing. Also – it’s a perennial that moved mysteriously about...
My neighbor’s peaches
My neighbor has too many peaches ripening on the tree in her garden. She invited us to come over and pick some. It was a beautiful experience. The next day I sorted them into...
That time of year
Foggy mornings Small spiderwebs Blueberries starting to ripen
Spring surprises
I’m about 3 days behind posting about spring’s arrival. Things change fast – a lot can happen in 3 days! Sunday was chilly and windy. We went out to camp, where the blackflies were...