Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Indian Pipe Plant

Indian Pipe Plant, Ghost pipe, Ghost Plant, Corpse Plant, Dutchman's Pipe, Monotropa Uniflora

This unusual plant has no chlorophyll, so is not green. It therefore cannot make its own food, and is a parasite having a relationship with a fungus and a tree. It takes nutrients from both and so is found under American beech and pines along with types of mushrooms which include the Russula and Lactarius mushrooms. 

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Giving Thanks

We may come with different beliefs and backgrounds but our hearts all desire the same things - peace, love, security, connection, & joy. This is where we need to place our attention. Thank you for sharing kindness, caring, and compassion, and may we all cherish and protect the natural world.

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Canada Anemone

Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis is also known as windflower, meadow anemone, round-leaf thimbleweed. Tribal people used the roots and leaves of this plant medicinally. It’s a common sight in moist meadows or along streambanks. This wildflower can cause skin irritation, so wear gloves and long pants/long sleeves while pruning. It is toxic to humans in large doses.

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My blog is meant to inform and I strive to be totally accurate. It is solely up to the reader to ensure proper plant identification. Some wild plants are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Stone Walls Of Vermont


Stone Wall Glory!
Some of the most amazing stone art I've seen while working on our new project about Stone Walls and Sugar Houses of Vermont.
Natural Stone Walls
with reflections on Joiner Brook
Natural Stone Walls
with reflections on Joiner Brook
Rock Wall At The Intervale
Built by Thea Alvin
https://www.myearthwork.com/thea-alvin

Gotta love a Stone Wall with an antique tractor on a lovely country estate in Vermont.
Stone Wall at Rockledge historic summer estate in Swanton, Vermont. 
Architect Charles Saxe in 1918 designed alterations to an early 19th-century farmhouse, that is the principal surviving element of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Natural Stone Wall in Westford
Stone Walls in Westford
Red Barn with a Stone Foundation
and a Great Stone House in South Hero.
Lovely Red Barn 
with a beautiful Stone Foundation in Hinesburg.

East Fairfield
South Hero
Garden Wall in Colchester
Arched Stone Wall At The Intervale
Built by Thea Alvin
https://www.myearthwork.com/thea-alvin
Stone Wall in Jeffersonville
Round Barn 
with a Stone Foundation at Shelburne Museum

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Nuthatch Parenting

Nuthatch Feeding It's Children

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