Thie picture is actually from last winter. I was visiting my friends in Carabelle, Fl in March and found this handsome mushroom on their property.
Image #109 – Yellow Patches Mushroom
Image #105 – Tall trees and yellow flowers
A peaceful image for a day carries so much sorrow – 9/11/2013.
Image #104 – Tulip Poplar?
This beautiful blossom was one of many on a very tall tree. A friend told me it was a tulip poplar but the flower does not match any in my reference sources. Perhaps a reader can help me out?
Image #103 – Swallowtail on Ironweed
New York Ironweed hosts a swallowtail butterfly. The Ironweed can grow up to 6 feet in height and is found in wet meadows, of which there are many this year. ☙
Image #100 – Growing Up is Hard (9/6)
My feeders are overwhelmed with fledglings, young birds trying to learn the intricacy of living. They remind me so much of young toddlers. Watching a toddler get command of his or her legs is not much different than watching a young bird learn how to use his wings. They fly in and hover by the feeders, unsure how to make the final approach, often missing the landing perch again and again. Once they do find the perch they begin to eat and are reluctant to leave. They do not yet comprehend the dangers in life and the need to flee. This little fellow above is a perfect example. All the other birds flew away when I walked onto the porch, but not this guy. I was able to walk up to feeder and get within a few feet of this young finch and snap this picture. He never moved. I have literally watched fledglings fall asleep on the the feeder, their beak in the trough like a toddler asleep in his oatmeal. It’s dear and entertaining. I wish them luck but know that many won’t make it. But, then again, that is true of us all. ☙
Image #99 – Changes
Joe-Pye Weed and Ironweed against a backdrop of mountain blue sky and newly mown field. They are making hay in the mountains, a sure sign of the changing seasons. Wildflowers are popping up everywhere including the ubiquitous harbinger of autumn, the goldenrod. But Joe-Pye and Ironweed are new to this Florida girl. How lovely they are. ☙
#97 – A Parasol for a Warm Day
Still in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest — land of giant, ancient trees that pre-date the very existence of this wonderful land we call home. Tucked under a crevice, near some ivy and not far from a bubbling brook the delicate and exquisite parasol mushroom presents itself…for a day, a week? The blink of an eye when you stop and look at the trees around you. But does that diminish its beauty? Not at all. As a wise person once observed, “It’s not how much time you have but what you do with it.” ☙
Image #96 – Old Friends
Ancient trees at the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest have intertwined over the years, even capturing a boulder in their embrace.☙
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