A soapberry tree was along the side of the park road. Mistletoe had taken root. Mistletoe is the host plant for the Red-spotted Purple butterfly. And the soapberry tree is a host plant for Soapberry Hairstreak!
The berries of the soapberry are slightly translucent unlike the China berry tree.
The Common Reed (Phragmites australis) flags stood tall!
A gray feather!
Galls clung to the tree!
Splitting one open it looked spongy. However, I could not find a larva in it.
Jeanne found this collection of two types of snails and an insect part.
On a blooming note, the Johnny-jump-up (Viola bicolor) has.. well jumped up today at our house!
I didn’t see that you cut open one of those galls. Interesting inside.
You were already way ahead of me. 😊
Some great finds and lovely photos.