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MANY MUDDY RETURNS, OR NATURE AS MINIATURIST
Many botanists and photographers we run into during our wanderings in the Pines swear they've never witnessed such a profusion of orchids and other bog plants as are being seen this year. Below are both common plants (sundews, pitcher plants, bladderworts) as well as some very rare ones (orchids, bog asphodel, curly grass fern):  ( Read more... ) |
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IT'S WET IN WHIMSY'S GARDEN
 We desperately needed this rain! Although I'm a bit sad today because a blight has befallen my luna moth larvae, killing half of them. We have a small triage tent in the house, trying to save the rest. The unseemly 'prole gap' in my collar doesn't help matters, either. Blasted Balthus knot! We're off to the pines tonight to see if we might hear the calls of Hyla andersoni, the very rare Pine Barrens Treefrog. We're armed with our red lights, so wish us luck. ~ W
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