Snakegrass, otherwise known to many as horsetail (Equisetum hymale), is an ancient non-flowering plant. © BCP 2010 Wow. Out with my camera in my backyard after the rain again, and look at the strange stuff I found! I knew we had what the kids called snakegrass on our slope heading towards the swamp, but I […]
Eye to eye with a grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), in Ashbridge’s Bay Park, April 1, 2010. © BCP 2010 I was having my wake-up coffee yesterday and reading my morning paper — the Science section in Tuesday’s New York Times (the July 5th edition — it gets delivered a day late via The Globe and […]
A white-tailed deer fawn catches sight of me on a Madawaska Valley cottage road on Saturday, July 3. © BCP 2010 Well, I didn’t find this lovely white-tailed deer fawn (Odocoileus virginianus) in my Beach backyard, although I have plenty of colleagues and friends who live just a little further east, out towards the […]
In the pink rays of the setting sun, a common tern (Sterna hirundo) hunts at Ashbridge’s Bay. © BCP 2010 I managed to get out for a short walk late Monday evening just as dusk was falling, and noted a couple of interesting observations. For one, the lake seems to be at the highest level […]
Purple-flowering raspberry (Rosa odoratus) in the rain Saturday. © BCP 2010 I took this photo of my purple-flowering raspberry bush (Rosa odoratus) on my rainy meander through my own backyard on Saturday night. What shocked me is how long these plants have been blooming — I’d say at least a month. This incredibly hardy member […]
