Monday, 26 September 2016
Yesterday’s blustery continued through the night and all day. Here’s the lake by afternoon. Stirred-up sand and sediments make the water unclear. I have only rarely seen linear foam patterns like this. Not sure what factors produce it. Note the boiling grey sky….
Such a tiny mushroom, and so colorful….
One lingering brown-eyed susan….
Saturday, 24 September 2016
A very few sweet peas are blooming this late. (Still no frost yet—shhhh!)
Our super-crop of milkweeds has just a few pods that have ripened enough to open. Most are green like this, and smaller in size.
Thursday, 22 September 2016
Two days ago, this mushroom was on the verge of prime. So fungal.
Today, the edges have flipped up and I could see the gills. Or the camera could capture them; I didn’t get my eyes down that far. Thank you, phone-camera.
Oh, and we’re technically in autumn now….
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The maple leaves are a-changing. And this one is hosting some insect(?)-zits.
The moon is big and bright, staying visible well into the morning.
Meanwhile, on a burned stump, the turkey tail shelf fungi is at its peak.
Monday, 19 September 2016
Down at the beach, the snapdragons are holding their own as summer wanes. I assume that these are long-ago escapees from my great-grandmother’s garden, but maybe not. They do not tell.
I think of the mushrooms that look salted like pretzels as Amanitas, and maybe this is the infamous poisonous Amanita muscaria. I did not pick it and I will not eat it.
That’s it for today’s botanical tour.
Friday, 16 September 2016
The tomato plants we put in during our last visit are productive! The Guru picked a plum variety, and these gems went in our evening’s tomato sauce. Yum!
Good thing we put the plants in the hardware mesh “squirrel cage” we brought up that I had made several years back. Seems the deer are happy to eat tomato shoots (and probably fruits), as evidenced by the nibbled parts that protruded outside the metal mesh. Who knew? Not me.
Also, this is mushroom season. We spotted tiny puffballs in the grass; I’ve seen them as large as volleyballs…but they have to escape feet and mowers first.
While this afternoon was sunny and pleasant, a wind kicked up in the afternoon. We found one dock section, both deck and support, bobbing on the beach. They were pretty waterlogged, so have been there for a while. I don’t know if we’d have realized they were gone if they weren’t adjacent to the dock as the water seems high and the deck seems complete without them.
Anyway, they are now rescued and standing on land drying out.
Friday, 9 September 2016
This is in my front yard and I don’t know what it is. I love the light green of the new growth…
…and the strange not-olive fruits.
Thursday, 8 September 2016
Mid-summer plants are fading. Sigh.
BTW, I am not commenting on today being the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of “Star Trek.”
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Here’s today’s utility shot. (😎Apologies; I couldn’t help myself.)
Then, is this a utility plant photo? Doesn’t seem like it to me; I do like the feathery pampas grass-heads….
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Another thunderstorm is rumbling above, although no rain yet in this spot. Oooops; lightning flash!
So, not only do we have weather, I can report that the crepe myrtles are amidst their blooming phase. Here’s a glorious pink specimen.