Sycamore tree

A grey February morning

The camera sees too much

This zoomed in cell phone image makes it look like the floor is in terrible shape. But you can slide across it and never notice the bumps -- well mostly. These are about 1/64 of in inch high, but the light is so low they cast quite a shadow. Down on hands and knees, however, it is obvious the floor needs some work with a sander.

CMC 37 poster

My 20 week lesson plan takes up two 5' tall 3 ' wide posters.

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Log pile at the forest edge (8.2)

This log pile is near the eastern edge of the rest, with a few smaller trees that have come up since the pile was created when the lagoon was created. The forest edge is a great place to find the richest diversity of life -- including ticks.

First crocus this spring

Tree and clouds

This scotch pine was planted around 2003 o so. The needles turn brown and then later on will turn green again. It's possible those are contrails, but there have been much fewer contrails during this coronavirus thing. So far, only a little less highway traffic.

Spruce are slow growing

Planted in 2003 or so; steady but slow growth.

Japanese Quince

This Japanese visitor has been on the west side of the little grove going on 20 years now. Every spring one of the earliest splashes of color next to the parking area.

Winter creeper attack

Shall I just leave it? Maybe deal with gound level coverr of it under the bush honeysuckle that needs to come out of here.

Paying attention

People who make things pay attention if they want to make good quality things.

River Birch catkins

Before the leaves, lots of these hanging off the river birches. These are in the little grove next to the driveway.

Oak flowers

Or at least the things that grow at the end of some branches in the early spring. There will be a day when the air is so thick with pollen you need a mask -- and everything is covered with a fine reddish dust.

Tractor in neighbour's yard (that is no longer there)

I am standing near NE corner of this property, up where my driveway meets Mount Pleasant road. Looking across my north neighbour's immaculate lawn to the next neighbour's yard. Considerable building going on over there this year.

Columbine

Columbine, or Aquilegia, is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. This one came from a grower at the farmer's market.

Raspberry forming

This is a native wild black raspberry that showed up as a volunteer a few years ago and puts out lots of delicious berries every year.

On of the "false indigos"

Amorpha fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) known by several common names, including desert false indigo, false indigo-bush, and bastard indigobush. It is found wild in most of the contiguous United States, southeastern Canada, and northern Mexico, but it is probably naturalized in the northeastern and northwestern portion of its current range.[citation needed] The species is also present as an introduced species in Europe,[1] Asia, and other continents. It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant, and some wild populations may be descended from garden escapes.

No I didn't make this

Found it at a Goodwill store. Tag still there, $6

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almost ripe black raspberry

Still had a bit of red on the bottom, so not quite as sweet yet.

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