Blooming:
I missed the previous two weekends, and so much has changed since I was last here! It's well and truly summer now. And for the most part, the flowering activity has moved from the forest to the brook.
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| Allegheny Monkeyflower |
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| American Water-Pennywort |
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| American Water-Pennywort - close-up of tiny flowers |
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| St John's Wort (unsure which one) |
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| Side-flowering Skullcap |
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| Bur-Reed (unsure which one) |
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| He-Huckleberry |
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| Swamp Candles |
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| Marsh Speedwell |
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| Tall Meadow-Rue |
There are a few special things blooming in the orchid swamp:
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| Greater Purple Fringed Orchid |
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| Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade |
And a very few in the dry forest:
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| Ghost Pipes |
And in the disturbed area along the road:
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| Self Heal (non-native) |
Budding:
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| Cardinal Flower |
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| Whorled Wood Aster |
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| Water Parsnip |
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| Common Boneset |
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| Pickerelweed |
Fruiting:
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| Pink Lady's-Slipper Orchid |
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| Northern Blue Flag Iris |
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| Bolete (unsure which one) |
Swimming:
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| Green Frog |
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| Green Frog |