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Category Archives: plants
Adapting to Conditions
For several weeks I had been planning on taking three days off and doing some trips to look for some of Iowa’s rarer butterflies, and just to get out in nature in general. So I took Wednesday through Friday off … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, plants, Uncategorized
Tagged galls, lichens, macro photography
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View from the Mud
I took some photos today in the yard and in the ditch. A couple of different mosses. You might know what this is if you have had any basic botany classes, or even introductory biology classes. I will let you … Continue reading
Why are There so Many Mosses?
I traveled a little this week and found myself in Arkansas. I was able to get away after my classes and wandered around in the woods with my camera. Today I went to the Ledges here in Iowa and was … Continue reading
Spring has Retreated
I was very happy to see the crocus bloom last week. But the warm weather that helped the crocus bloom quickly turned cold. We had about an inch of snow, most of which melted. It is still cold, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, plants, rural scenics, Uncategorized
Tagged macro photography, nature, seasons
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Spring has Sprung (for now)
We had some very warm weather that made the crocus bloom. I looked for it yesterday, and it was not blooming then. The wind is blowing very hard right now, and we will get thunderstorms (and maybe worse) in an … Continue reading
Today’s Ramblings
We had a sunny day today, not too cold. I had the day off and I walked around the lawn and the prairie patch and took a few photos. I found a common milkweed and photographed it against the sky. … Continue reading
Posted in plants, rural scenics
Tagged ground cherry, horse nettle, macro photography, seed heads
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Asparagus
We have some asparagus which has flowered and is going to seed. Asparagus has been used by florists as greenery in funeral bouquets. As a result, it often grows wild in cemeteries, especially around the fences in rural cemeteries. When … Continue reading
Enduring the Rain
We have had cool rainy weather here for at least four days. It is getting pretty old. This afternoon the rain quit for a while and the sun came out, but it was still cool. I walked around a little … Continue reading
Photo Euphoria
Every year when spring comes I go out and look for the first crocuses to bloom. But I wasn’t ready this year. They are up now, but I think I missed the first bloom by several days. Spring came early … Continue reading
November’s Life
This November has been unseasonably warm. Then about half-way through the month we got a few inches of snow. The snow melted slowly, but it was followed by rain and freezing rain. Now the sun is out but it is … Continue reading
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Tagged fungi, Ice, lichens, macro photography, mosses
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