Happy Spring! The Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are out at long last. The bees are collecting the pollen in the pollen baskets on their legs. What a sunny color. (Plus one random crocus top right). I hope that the rest of the snow will melt soon. …
Monarch Butterfly at Cape May Point State Park
These fleeting orange and black beauties are on their migration route south to Mexico. I am worried that I have seen fewer butterflies in general this year and very few Monarch butterflies. I will never forget being in Erie, PA, on the shore of Lake Erie as clouds of Monarch butterflies floated …
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Sternbergia – The Autumn daffodil
Beautiful autumnal weather here in Pennsylvania. Cool nights and days in the 70's encourage the blooming of fall favorites. The sunlight is less intense and the flower colors are less washed out than in the summer. Lilac purple Colchicum flowers have been out for about a week. This week the …
