Month: August 2018
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Why do Chameleons Get All the Credit?
A toad jumped in front of me today. It blended perfectly with the bluestone coping on the retaining wall. Once or twice a year I stumble on a toad on a rock and almost step on it because they’re camouflaged so well. It doesn’t matter what color the rock toads finds a way to match…
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Cardinal Flower Habitat
A week ago I posted a picture of a Cardinal Flower and said I don’t often see it in the wild. Today I stumbled on Cardinal Flower several times. Here in Connecticut, USDA Hardiness Zone 6a, Cardinal Flower is in full bloom. You’ll spot it on the edge of streams where the soil is consistently…
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Cucumber Vine Growing
I marvel at how much growth is in the tip of a vegetable vine. Whether it be pumpkins, squash or cucumbers. All that potential growth bundled into a little ball. The image above is the tip of a cucumber vine. I’ve got a ton of photos of my Square Foot Gardening experiment this year. More…
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An Evening Walk – The Road not Taken
Last night I went for the best walk I’ve had in a while. We’ve had high heat, high humidity and a ton of rain the last couple weeks which hasn’t encouraged walks. I started around 5:00 PM without much of an idea where I was headed. At one corner left would take me home in…
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There’s a Fungus Among Us
While working this week I spotted this cool fungus. I wish I could tell you more about it. In the picture at the top of the post you can see a puddle of rainwater on the fungus. We’ve had a very rainy summer which is probably why this fungus looks so healthy. Looking down at…