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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Wildflower - New York Ironweed
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). Wildflower - New York Ironweed. The New York Ironweed ( Vernonia noveboracensis. Is still blooming in our neighborhood. This member of the Aster family starts blooming in early summer and reaches its peak around the end of July. Butterflies, bees and other insects are attracted to the brightly colored flowers and its nectar. Bob and Mary Beebe.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: ATVs
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). The Pennsylvania law on all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Is clear that ATVs are not allowed on public roads, but we still have some ATVs cruise through our neighborhood. I suspect this ATV owner was looking for access to the pipelines in our neighborhood since this same ATV was later found on another pipeline right-of-way in the next township.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: "Blue Moon"
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). On Friday, July 31st, there was a rare event known as a "Blue Moon". While sometimes the moon does appear to be blue due to dust in the atmosphere, this time the moon appeared the same color as normal. The term "Blue Moon" for this event refers to a second full moon in the same calendar month. Second full Moon in a month). 31 January, 2018.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Sunset
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). A colorful sunset from the top of the hill this evening while watching the deer. Bob and Mary Beebe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Charlie and Candi's Blog. Bob and Mary Beebe. View my complete profile. Star Gazing - Part 2. Return of the Monarch butterflies. Bucks, Does and Fawns.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Turkeys
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). I was checking one of my wildlife food plots and caught up with a flock of turkeys looking for lunch. The turkey poults (chicks) are getting bigger and the individual family groups are merging together to form a larger social group. There were at least four hens and too many poults to count. Security in numbers. Bob and Mary Beebe. Bob and Mary Beebe.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Japanese Beetles
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). The annual invasion of Japanese Beetles. Hasn't been too destructive for the past few years, but they have scheduled a family reunion at our garden this year. They tend to be picky eaters with their crop selection and prefer raspberries, eggplant and as seen in this photo, rhubarb. Bob and Mary Beebe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Fawns
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). The fawns continue to grow and are becoming more adventurous. As they explore the neighborhood and socialize with other deer. The fawns are becoming a regular sight along Joyce Road as they travel around the neighborhood memorizing food sources and hiding places. These two fawns found the grass along the road tasty. Bob and Mary Beebe.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Buckwheat
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). Each year I plant some food plots for the wildlife, mainly deer, as a way to keep them from eating my wife's hostas and day lilies. This year I planted some of the food plots with buckwheat. Which the deer consider as a salad or appetizer before the main course in my wife's flower garden. Bob and Mary Beebe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: Return of the Monarch butterflies
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). Return of the Monarch butterflies. For energy and the Monarch caterpillars are born and live on milkweed plants. Bob and Mary Beebe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Charlie and Candi's Blog. Bob and Mary Beebe. View my complete profile. Star Gazing - Part 2. Return of the Monarch butterflies. Bucks, Does and Fawns.
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood: June 2015
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The Joyce Road Neighborhood. This blog will be used to communicate items of interest for the Joyce Road neighborhood. (Click on blog images for larger view). There are two wild roses in our neighborhood, multiflora rose. And the Carolina rose. A close up view of a Multiflora rose blossom. The Carolina rose is a small, scrambling shrub with 2" wide-open single blooms with five bright pink petals and stems with straight, needle-like thorns. A close up of a neighborhood hybrid rose. Bob and Mary Beebe.
