Emily came with me to visit my land this weekend! I took her on the wildflower circuit: brook, marsh, upland boulders, back orchid corner, swamp.
What's blooming?
Both Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) and ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) are in bloom. The ghost pipes are everywhere - usually white and sometimes blushing pink:
Pinesap is less common. This is the only one I've seen so far - they're usually yellow but sometimes this lovely pink:
Dwarf St. John's-Wort (Hypericum mutilum) is tiny! I missed it until Emily pointed it out.
Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata )
I think this one is Swamp Smartweed (Persicaria hydropiperoides )
Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) flowers are very subtle:
What's in fruit?
I've only found two small patches of Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) on my land. I missed the flowers this year, but the tiny fruit have arrived and they are beautiful.
I had never looked closely at one before - check out the tiny hairs!
Canadian Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is much more vividly in fruit:
What's creepy crawling?
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus )
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Adorable unidentified caterpillar :)
What's blooming?
Both Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) and ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) are in bloom. The ghost pipes are everywhere - usually white and sometimes blushing pink:
Pinesap is less common. This is the only one I've seen so far - they're usually yellow but sometimes this lovely pink:
Dwarf St. John's-Wort (Hypericum mutilum) is tiny! I missed it until Emily pointed it out.
Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata )
I think this one is Swamp Smartweed (Persicaria hydropiperoides )
Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) flowers are very subtle:
What's in fruit?
I've only found two small patches of Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) on my land. I missed the flowers this year, but the tiny fruit have arrived and they are beautiful.
I had never looked closely at one before - check out the tiny hairs!
Canadian Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is much more vividly in fruit:
What's creepy crawling?
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus )
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Adorable unidentified caterpillar :)
