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It Just Comes Naturally: February 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. Winter Weeds in Snow. On Sunday morning, February 22, 2015, the northern Piedmont received two inches of snow followed by a bit of freezing rain that left a glaze over everything outdoors. As I walked to open the driveway gate to my preserve, some of the winter weeds slightly encased in ice struck me as having a particularly "Japanese" gestalt. I hope you agree (and enjoy)! The images are better enlarged. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Monday, February 16, 2015. A Ray of Hope.
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It Just Comes Naturally: August 2014
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Sunday, August 31, 2014. On Saturday morning, I went outside my back door and nearly walked face-first into a caterpillar that had spun a silken thread to descend from the canopy of the huge sycamore tree that grows behind the house. I was in and our of the house several times over the course of a half hour, and the caterpillar was there each time I went in and out. Thursday, August 28, 2014. Rail to Trail Reconnoiter. Traversing a trestle spanning my creek at the southern end of my preserve. The line wa...
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It Just Comes Naturally: Standard Issue Male
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. A fire ant simultaneously biting and stinging (Internet image). In a comment to my blogging colleague Packrat on his blog Desert Packrat. Desertpackrat.blogspot.com), I mentioned that I had once had a horrific encounter with fire ants ( Solenopsis invicta. That could have threatened my life and about which I never (at the time) told my wife Kali. I figured that I had related this story in a previous blog post, but Packrat told me he didn't recall the story. So, here goes. Robin ...
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It Just Comes Naturally: Foray to Frazier's Bog
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Friday, July 10, 2015. Foray to Frazier's Bog. Morton Arboretum's Joe Rothleutner's preparing an herbarium specimen. On Wednesday, July 8, I had the good fortune to escort two horticultural professionals to an amazing wetland located 0.3-mile from my office- a forested swamp known as Frazier's Bog. Fortunately, the country club recognizes the wetland's value. Frazier's Bog (and and only two other sites in Pennsylvania) support sweetbay magnolia trees ( Magnolia virginiana. July 10, 2015 at 4:51 PM. Packr...
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It Just Comes Naturally: November 2014
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Thursday, November 13, 2014. Schuylkill Banks (Urban Hike). Pierce Park skateboard daredevils with Philadelphia Art Museum in background. Kali about to enter the over-water section of the trail. Detail of one of the handsome granite entrance posts to the over-water section. Another entrance post detail. The over-water trail at river level. The trail currently/temporarily ends at the South Street Bridge (yes, that. Including Kali and me. Left) and another structure whose title I didn't notice. The steel t...
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It Just Comes Naturally: National Audubon Society Scientists at My Preserve
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. National Audubon Society Scientists at My Preserve. Yours truly, second from right. It must have been nice to have such distinguished visitors birding in your preserve, Scott. Pretty gratifying, Id say. I wasnt sure how you meant the caption in the second photo to be taken, but I have to confess it gave me a laugh. May 19, 2015 at 4:03 PM. May 20, 2015 at 10:46 AM. May 20, 2015 at 11:50 AM. May 21, 2015 at 2:26 PM. Packrat: You interpreted my second cation exactly as I had intended!
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It Just Comes Naturally: March 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Making Hay and Distinguished Visitors. A wider view. Watch out, visitors on foot; the farmer stops for no one! 335 acres of fields, woodlands, and wetlands. My two stewardship staff members (left) pointing out a land management feature to our three guests from Mt. Cuba. My staff and I are going to pay a reciprocal visit to Mt. Cuba - when the weather gets better in May. It was really cold on Tuesday. Monday, March 23, 2015. As a non-profit organization, we need as much publicit...
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It Just Comes Naturally: Dog Vomit Slime
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Now that I've got your attention. On the wood-chipped path outside my office. Of late, I'm obsessed with slime mold, and one species in particular:. Last year, a neighbor cut down several large tuliptrees that had grown too near his house. His arborist chipped the wood, and our organization took the wood chips for our trails. This spring, the wood chipped trail has come alive repeatedly with slime mold aggregations. At first, this slime mold is a strikingly bright, brilliant yellow.
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It Just Comes Naturally: June 2015
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Thursday, June 18, 2015. Hungarian Parliament building at night. Hungarian National Library on Castle Hill and famous Chain Bridge. Oldest suspension bridge in Europe). Linking Buda and Pest. Neither Kali nor I had been to Hungary, and I hadn't been to Austria; Kali's dad was in the Army and had been stationed in France twice, so Kali's family had traveled extensively in Europe when she was younger, so she had been to Austria previously. Heroes' Square and the Millennium Monument in Pest. The next day we...
