East Side

East Side

Turning at the small grotto, I worked my way along the east hillside above the ravine. This was one I wanted to watch for a moment, the Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Its little antennas were so wiggly. At the end of the seedhead, it stayed only a moment longer. Then it headed back down….

West hillside

West hillside

Yesterday, I left you looking at the hillside. In the open, I was working my way back to the other side of the ravine. Tomorrow, I will finally be on the east side of the ravine. Furthermore, I will reveal if the Trout Lilies were sprouting yet on February 19th. Chemical signals from fungi tell…

Still Searching

Still Searching

On the west side of the ravine, I continued on with my search for emerging Trout Lilies. Of course, I had my eyes open for other good stuff. Suzanne shared a few of her trail photos from the Fairfield Lake State Park. Last chance to visit the park is Feb. 28th. Thanks Suzanne for the…

Sunday outing

Sunday outing

A friend of Suzanne told her the Trout Lilies at Tandy Hills Natural Area were blooming now. To be or not to be as Shakespeare wrote, so were they poking up here yet? Sunday the 19th and off I went searching for the Trout Lilies on the grasslands. Moreover, the water leads to the small…

Same path but the reverse

Same path but the reverse

It was hard to turn back, but it was getting late. However, different things are always seen on the same path. Why? Because now you have a new side to view or you were looking left when stuff was on the right side. 🙂 It was much harder to take a movie without Jeanne. However,…

Down I Went

Down I Went

Shedding a light jacket, I headed down into a ravine. Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing Snakes Can Hear You Better Than You Think Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

No Bright Eyes

No Bright Eyes

A beautiful sunny day led me to the grasslands on the 13th. And I only required a couple layers of light clothing. Unlike today with wind gusts of 31 mph and the high of 44 degrees. Indeed, brrrrr! This device corkscrews itself into the ground like a seed This bioinspired seed carrier has an 80…

Two goals

Two goals

So were my goals met? And does it really matter? In fact, it is the journey that I relish on any outing. New discoveries and old friends. So I had two goals on this outing, no mud and the Blue Funnel-lily. First goal was met. Since I had only encountered a couple of muddy spots…

A new ant

A new ant

Ok, I know you are dying to know, did I stay out of the mud. Well, I did manage to not get any mud on my shoes at this point. So my goal number one was still on track. 😉 Of course, staying out the mud was easy in the leaf litter of the woods….

Had to

Had to

I definitely had to go to the grasslands yesterday afternoon. Furthermore, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect and that is why I had to! So I had two goals. One, stay out of the mud. Second, was to see if the Blue Funnel-lily’s (Androstephium caeruleum) leaves might be sprouting. So far I had managed…