CMMC May Colors Forest or Dark Green In the northeast, it’s too early for dark green trees. You won’t see leaves that color until the end of June at the earliest. The deepest greens don’t show up until August. But other… Read More ›
wildflowers
VIOLETS: THE FRAGRANCE OF MAY
FOTD – March 29 – Sweet Violet My mother loved the smell of violets, but I never saw a violet until we moved here. They grow wild here and most people consider them weeds. I love them. In May the entire… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 27 – FLOWERS
It’s great thinking about spring considering that we are currently deep in winter. When I went outside to feed the birds this morning, the snow — which is now more ice than snow — crunched loudly under my feet. A… Read More ›
SOLOMON’S SEAL
FOTD – February 26 – Solomon’s Seal Every spring, one of the first of the wildflowers to appear are Solomon’s Seal. This is purely a wildflower. They were growing along the edge of our woods. I encouraged them by giving them… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 22 – WILD STRAWBERRY FLOWERS
A long time ago, we planted three little wild strawberry plants. They have the prettiest magenta, red, or deep pink blossoms. They bloom from early spring through most of the summer. They have spread, over the years, from three plants… Read More ›
SPIDERWORT
FOTD – July 7 – SPIDERWORT If you wanted to know why they call it spiderwort, you can see how these groups of flowers look like spiders.
WILDFLOWERS IN A FIELD
FOTD – June 10 – Wildflowers in a field next to my doctor’s office The whole breathing thing or lack thereof is getting to me, so today was “annual visit to the doctor” day. He listened to my chest, couldn’t hear… Read More ›
GREEN LEAVES, TALL WEEDS, AND THE BLACKSTONE – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
FOTD – June 5 – Green, green, green We went out today. Down to the Blackstone in Rhode Island. We hadn’t been there in more than a year. it was not a really thrilling photographic experience, but I did manage to… Read More ›
WHY SO LAZY DAISY?
FOTD – June 4 – BLACK-EYED SUSAN Coming this summer, my favorite late wild summer flowers — the Black-eyed Susan. Are these daisies or asters? I always assumed they are wild daisies. And the answer? Well, really — both. Rudbeckia hirta,… Read More ›
MORE WILDFLOWERS
It was cold today. Yesterday was warm — at least for the morning — but it chilled down at night. Today, it never warmed up, even though the sky was clear and the sun was out. I opened all the… Read More ›
WILDFLOWERS – SOLOMON’S SEAL
FOTD – May 9 – Solomon’s Seal I didn’t think they were going to come up at all, but overnight, they grew from nothing to two feet tall. The next day, they bloomed. Subtle though these are, I always find… Read More ›
WILD STRAWBERRIES BLOOMING
FOTD – May 6 – Wild Strawberries and Day Lilies Long ago, when we were first planting the front garden, I bought a couple of pots of wild strawberries. They actually make strawberries. Very tiny, very sweet, and usually the birds… Read More ›
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