Category Archives: wildflowers

Blooms, Butterfly and a Bird

Last week, the Tuesday Morning Group met over at the Nan Weston Preserve out near Sharon Mills.  It was prime spring wildflower time, and although the morning was quite chilly, especially with the wind blowing, we found lots of flowers … Continue reading

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Glorious Autumn

It has been over a month since I’ve had time to go out on the trails, so this morning I joined up with the Tuesday Morning Walkers. Our fist stop was at one of the two giant faerie rings we … Continue reading

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First Spring Flowers are Up!

One of the very first flowers to bloom is skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus).  A member of the Arum Family, it is neither a skunk nor a cabbage. You can find skunk cabbage in damp areas along streams and wetlands.  It … Continue reading

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