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Protected: Tracts for Block Grant application, Hurricane Helene 2026-05-11

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Beautyberry 2025-06-15

Beautyberry fruits are setting: the flower petals are falling off and revealing the berries.

Not only are the flowers and berries pleasing violet colors, the leaves repel insects and ticks, and you can make jelly and wine from beautyberries.

Beautyberry fruit setting, 2025:06:15 10:36:03

Once the berries get some color, you’ll see why it’s called beautyberry. They’re a pleasing violet color. The flowers are an even lighter violet. Also, the whole plant smells good. Continue reading →

Garden spider pupa 2025-05-23

One of the two adult yellow garden spiders is visible to the left in this picture of a pupa of an Agiope Aurantia.

Pupa of yellow garden spider

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Sleet on the ground 2025-01-22

It came down as sleet all night.

Sleet in the dark

To a cold sunrise.

Cold sunrise

You could still see the particles in the morning. Continue reading →

Clyattville High School Pioneer, 1951-5

Does anybody want these Clyattville High School annuals?

Pioneer ’55

They’re pretty musty, but still completely legible. The ’55 one has many inscriptions in it. Continue reading →

Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, three years later 2024-06-09

This is Yellow Dog’s Halberd-leaved rose mallow (Hibiscus laevis).

Rosemallow, Yellow Dog, three years later

Three years ago, on June 12, 2021, it was the last one she saw. She was fourteen years old. Continue reading →

Pond, Dogs, Snake 2023-07-04

What kind of snake is this?

Snake on the lily pad

Probably not a moccasin, because it doesn’t have any stripes, and I’ve never seen one leave its tail sticking out like that. Usually a cottonmouth will face you and hiss.

The dogs found another snake earlier that probably was a moccasin, so we made them come along.

Blondie joins Arrow exploring