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For a few weeks before we left for NY, we had four Nighthawks entertain us during our evening dog walks. Best of all, we didn’t have to leave our neighborhood to see them. The first evening was too dark to make a positive ID, and they were flying quite high. Their flight was swift. […]
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Wow! What a difference in weather from SC to NY! No humidity and very cool to us… Daytimes in the high 60’s with a lake breeze, nights in the low 50’s. Needless to say, come bedtime, we slept with the windows open and the comforter on 🙂 And, much to my delight, groups of Canada […]
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Finger Lakes here we come! August is the perfect time to head north as it’s been a tad toasty in the low country lately. We’re heading back to our old stomping grounds on Conesus Lake. It’s the very last Finger Lake, located about 45 minutes south of Rochester, NY. Rob’s folks have a summer place […]
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Joni Mitchell had it so right, so long ago. And, on it continues. I’ve had the environmental blues of late. My wildflower journal entries have spurred the worry of loss. The low country is growing so fast. People are flocking here. Developers are going to great lengths to take every inch of unspoiled land to […]
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Pretty in pink 🙂 The Common marsh-pink has striking center coloration. You really need to get up close to see it though. The Rose purslan flower is the most wonderful shade of magenta. They catch your eye even though the flower is quite small and close to the ground. Another pink flower in bloom, […]
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Back to purple 🙂 These morning glories were so lovely I decided to create a journal page just for them. Gil Nelson’s book ‘Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers helped me make the correct ID. I wrote his comments along the outer edge of the illustration. Thanks, Gil! ‘The name sagittata means “arrow shaped” in reference to […]
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