Looking on the back sides of leaves sometimes I will find critters. Lately I have been checking for mites and tiny thrips who will make their homes among the hairs. None that day that I could see using my camera.
At this stop we found Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata). The seeds were quite shiny. And this reminded I should check them. One seed might have had a larva in it because I thought it was moving. Nope, nothing moved here. 🤷🏻♀️
An old railroad tie post had a nice funnel spider web and cicada exuvia!
The wispy Elm Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago ulmilfolia) has started blooming!
At another stop Suzanne spotted a good sized spider exuvia!
Ahh nice, a creek with water! Many creeks are going dry now. 🙁 There were some stuff that intrigued me down in this creek.
False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) was making seeds. But it was the red that caught my eye, a Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)!
Suzanne crossed the guardrail at the top. Well now I had to look closer. And down concrete drainage I went.
Indeed I was so glad I did. I doubt I would have seen the Groundnut (Apios americana) from above. This was only the third location known to me!
A Slaty Skimmer posed for a moment.
So I had one more thing to check under the bridge itself. Well, you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out why I was checking.
Ive never seen a ground nut. Sure is an interesting bloom. Pretty.
It’s a vine that I have only found near water.
Such gorgeous blooms on the groundnut
Great story about the meteorite
Beautiful everything!
The groundnut find was very cool!