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Pond, Dogs, Snake 2023-07-04

What kind of snake is this?

[Snake on the lily pad]
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]
Blondie joins Arrow exploring

We also saw an anhinga on the surface. Usually we see them perched in a tree or flying. It did eventually fly off and perch.

[Anhinga on the pond]
Anhinga on the pond

Before

[Blondie in the bushes]
Blondie in the bushes

ItB

[Blondie and Gretchen]
Blondie and Gretchen

OWN

[Old wasp nest]
Old wasp nest

HT

[Heron tree]
Heron tree

GB

[Grinning Blondie in the boat]
Grinning Blondie in the boat

HB

[Gretchen, Honeybun]
Gretchen, Honeybun

ABH

[Arrow, Blondie, Honeybun, Gretchen]
Arrow, Blondie, Honeybun, Gretchen

Aswim

[Arrow won't admit she can swim]
Arrow won’t admit she can swim

AH

[Arrow, Honeybun, Gretchen]
Arrow, Honeybun, Gretchen

HA

[Honeybun, Arrow]
Honeybun, Arrow

HBA

[Honeybun, Arrow, Blondie]
Honeybun, Arrow, Blondie

RoalC

[Relic of a lost civilization]
Relic of a lost civilization

AgE

[Arrow goes exploring]
Arrow goes exploring

-jsq

Wild Azalea and Wood Storks 2023-01-31

An early spring sight, and something more unusual.

[Wood Storks and Wild Azalea, OPF 2023-01-31]
Wood Storks and Wild Azalea, OPF 2023-01-31

We’re used to wild azaleas, Rhododendron canescens, blooming around now. Plenty of buds promise more flowers after this first one.

But the other sight was more unusual. Continue reading

Beaver Ponds, Yellow Dog, Gretchen and her Sycamore 2021-02-20

It’s good to get a little exercise.

[Log, Fungus, Yellow Dog, Sycamore]
Log, Fungus, Yellow Dog, Sycamore

Gretchen likes heaving logs under the red maples.

[Gretchen and her log]
Gretchen and her log

Beaver Pond

Birds and dogs.

[Gretchen and a beaver pond]
Gretchen and a beaver pond

Fungus

We could get it down with a ladder.

[Gretchen and the lion's mane]
Gretchen and the lion’s mane

But we left it there to grow again.

This moss grows all the time.

Woods

In her habitat.

[Gretchen in the woods with vines]
Gretchen in the woods with vines

Yellow Woods Dog

Yellow Dog knows all the woods paths.

[This way?]
This way?

Upper Pond

This is also a beaver pond now, only larger than the others.

[Quite full]
Quite full

Yellow Pond Dog

Dogs like mud.

[Yellow Dog in the pond]
Yellow Dog in the pond

Sycamore

That tree was knee-high when we transplanted it.

[Gretchen and her Sycamore]
Gretchen and her Sycamore

-jsq