Impatiens Capensis, also known as Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, and Orange touch-me-not, has decided that it likes the conditions in our back yard. I know it is a weed, but as Eeyore says, “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them”. They grow in moist shady areas, in woods, streams and river banks. […]
It’s been awhile since I took some pictures of snapping turtles. We see them in springtime, laying eggs alongside the road. My sister and her husband were here for a short time, and she was hoping to see a snapping turtle. So … we stopped and took some photos. The next pictures are of one swimming […]
When I was out in my kayak a week or so ago, I saw something strange floating in the water. As I got closer, it looked like a dragonfly … or two. I wasn’t sure what, but took the picture to find out what it was. When I looked it up, it seems that this […]
This spring it seems like it has rained more often than other years. Our spring runoff wasn’t too bad, but then the rain started. We had flooding at our place, and all around us, there were people dealing with flooding. It has not been an easy spring for people. Places near the water were hit […]
I have a bridal wreath spiraea in my backyard that has grown much bigger than I expected. This year, with all of the rain we had, the plant put out a gorgeous display. When I looked for information about the spiraea, I found that the flowers have been used for bridal wreaths which are worn […]
I have a few flowers coming up in our gardens, so thought I would put some pictures up of them.
I’ve been playing around with taking silhouettes over the last few years, so thought I would upload some of these. Several are in black and white as I was experimenting with this also.
During migration times, we often see buffleheads on our lake. Often they are here in the spring even before all of the ice is gone from our lake. They are quite shy when they are on our lake and it’s very difficult to get close to them. Buffleheads are North Americas’s smallest ducks. They are sea […]
We have quite a variety of birds that visit our yard.
A week ago, our lake looked like this. We had just had an April snowstorm, and the ice was starting to melt at the edge of the lake. Now the lake looks like this. The ice has become very slushy, and is at one end of the lake. My husband decided to take his old […]