"… to be used for nature study and as a preserve for birds and other wildlife."- Carmen Hambleton Warner
I started this post two days ago and this is how far I got.. “Today has been such a gorgeous day! Nice breeze, bright sunshine, warm but not humid. There are just a few more flowers in bloom, but like the other summer blooming… Continue Reading “Sights of Summer”
They really can. I will site two examples. Earlier this year, I spotted a Cranefly Orchid leaf in a new location. It’s over near the end of the boardwalk. I thought it looked like it had potential to bloom, so for the past few… Continue Reading “Orchids can really make you feel stupid”
A great example of what, you may ask? Well, it’s none other than a great example of why we should plant native plants. I’ll explain: We can all agree that it is quite dry out there, yes? Is your garden flower or otherwise suffering?… Continue Reading “A great example”
Okay, actual dragons aren’t, but dragonflies are! Have you caught the dragonfly bug yet? (pun intended!) Okay, if you haven’t, check out these two links and then come back, because I’m sure that you will be left with wanting more! http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/home_and_garden/2012/07/01/1-nothing-masters-the-skies-like-dragonflies.html http://www.zenthroughalens.com/2012/01/bedazzled-by-dragonflies.html …okay! Want more?… Continue Reading “Dragons are real…”
Well gang, we have a lot to catch up on don’t we? We’ve been up to our eyeballs in programming as of late, hence the inattention to the blog. Don’t worry though, I think I can make it up to you. 🙂 Let’s start… Continue Reading “Catching Up”
Have you been hearing a strange yet familiar noise. A noise made by an insect. A fairly ugly insect? Well I have, and if you haven’t guess what the insect is…it’s the periodical cicada! No, it’s not quite our turn to have them emerge… Continue Reading “Summer is here”
The time for green and white is starting early this year, which is par for the course this spring. A few new things are in bloom, most of which are – you guessed it – green and white! Our fourth orchid is in bloom… Continue Reading “Green and White”
Today, I have two lists for you. One will be for the new flowers in bloom, and the other will be for the flowers that are still in bloom. Also, just like last year, you can see three different species of native orchids in… Continue Reading “NOT done yet! (plus ANOTHER orchid update)”
This is the question I’ve been asking myself the past few days. I’ve put off writing this new post because I couldn’t think of anything else new that had bloomed! I’ve had to look back as the previous years’ posts to see what else… Continue Reading “Are we done? (plus an orchid update)”
Hi, Tom reporting. Saw Blue-gray gnatcatcher back along Casa Burro trail this morning and heard Ovenbird and in the bird feeder by nature center saw Rose-breasted grosbeck!