6/30 Update: Dr. Peter Ducey from SUNY Cortland graciously responded to our request for tadpole ID, indicating that likely candidates are wood frogs and american toads. I’m quite sure they’re not toads due to the shapes of the egg masses, so we’re left with wood frogs, one of my initial guesses. I found a site [...]
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I was surprised when touch turned out to be the most difficult sense for me to portray pictorially. I did my best, and I’ll love to see YOUR representations. This garden plant got its common name from both the look and feel of its soft, fuzzy leaves. Although it’s far from one of the favorite [...] I found sound challenging to capture in a silent, still photo. You be the judge of how well I did. Bumblebee busy gathering chive nectar This little buzzer is pollinating my red raspberries. The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker has a jazzy little drumming beat. He proudly announces his presence for all the nearby females using the [...] There’s a ditch near my house that is home to MANY tadpoles. I stop and watch them every day on my walk. Earlier in the season I would have told you that they were probably either wood frog or peeper tadpoles since I saw both of those little spring singers in that ditch, but I’ve [...] I had three pairs of robins make nests in various places on my house this spring. Two of them were tucked into nooks on my front porch. It was a bit of a problem, since the robins were understandably distressed when I sat on my porch. I know it’s silly, but I modified my behavior [...] Spring offers so many local delicacies, from wild food foraging to garden bounty. A BEAUTIFUL head of organic lettuce from my weekly share at Canticle Farm. If you’re not already a shareholder, consider it. The veggies are amazing! Our own Susan Avery recently got some laying hens. She’s enjoying their chicken-y antics, and has graciously [...] It’s a bit trickier to capture smell in a photograph. Some of these scents I’m sure you’ll know, others may not be as familiar. If you have a chance, let your nose wander by these olfactory lovelies at the right time of day. You’ll be glad you did. The blooms on this alien, which can [...] A picture is worth a thousand words. I can’t add anything worthwhile. The above photo doesn’t capture the beauty of this bush, but check out the closeup of one of its flower heads below. Actually, I’m not positive these are natives, but I know I didn’t plant mine. And mine is one of only two [...] I’ve just declared June as Revive Your Senses Month at Pfeiffer Nature Center. There are plenty of ways to revive your senses here at the Nature Center, from simply focusing your attention on one sense at a time while you’re visiting our gorgeous property to joining us at the Summer Seminar on June 20th. I’m [...] |
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