tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.comments2023-11-11T03:47:45.548-05:00Plants Amaze MePlants Amaze Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1747125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-83442952644552681322023-11-05T09:14:12.099-05:002023-11-05T09:14:12.099-05:00Thank you, Allen. We did have a mild September and...Thank you, Allen. We did have a mild September and October (until October 31, with 10 inches of snow), the gentian and even orchids really held out. We are back into 50 degree weather, many trees mostly oak and beech trees still have lots of leaves. <br /><br />White Closed Gentian I have found in two places, one specific place at Bass (an old gravel pit) and once along the Manistee River Trail. Marie and I also saw White Gentian (alba) at Saul Lake Bog, where it could have been planted.<br /><br />The Meadow Beauty flower, Marie and I first found in the wilds of Allegan County. Here in Ottawa County we see them at Port Sheldon Natural Area. This area was also mined for sand, and I have my suspicions that these Meadow Beauty were introduced here. Port Sheldon NA is now considered a Coastal Plain (marsh). It does have intermittent ponds, ponds dug for mining.<br /><br />Cracking nuts with a hammer, yes we could use some automation here with these walnuts! He has removed the husks and is drying the nuts now. We will see how it goes.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-4949139904259894902023-11-04T17:11:19.820-04:002023-11-04T17:11:19.820-04:00Happy anniversary Chris!
That's a lot of prod...Happy anniversary Chris! <br />That's a lot of produce from an October garden but the orchids and gentians were amazing. I've never seen a white closed gentian. I've also never seen meadow beauty. I'm going to have to look it up!<br />I used to have to crack those walnuts for my grandmother a long time ago. I did it with a hammer, which was slow work. I hope Mike finds a better way!<br />You saw some beautiful foliage and I'm happy that you were able to get out and see it. I've always thought Michigan was a beautiful state, mostly because of your and Jerry's blogs, and you've proven it again.<br />I did see the wood frog. What great camouflage they have though! Enjoy the beauty!NH Gardenerhttps://nhgardensolutions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-15291618655280028682023-10-30T19:42:36.638-04:002023-10-30T19:42:36.638-04:00Thank you for the nice comment. We have had a nic...Thank you for the nice comment. We have had a nice long fall color season. Some years it will last a only a week or two before the leaves are off the trees. We have had the whole month of October to enjoy them this year. Autumn is my favorite season. Today we had some snowflakes in the air so that will be the end of fall color.<br /><br />Congratulations on your wedding anniversary, I find it hard to believe we have been married 46 years. <br /><br />Mike hasn’t cracked any walnuts yet but he has done much research on the subject. Currently they are in our garage, and we live in the woods that are filled with squirrels. I almost expect to find the squirrels have broken into the garage to get to the nuts. Hopefully not. Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-15612390020465847202023-10-30T17:28:19.706-04:002023-10-30T17:28:19.706-04:00BEAUTIFUL pictures! Thank you for sharing!
Happy a...BEAUTIFUL pictures! Thank you for sharing!<br />Happy anniversary! 46 years, amazing. My husband and I just celebrated 11 on October 27th.<br /><br />I like black walnuts, but they are a lot of work to crack. We picked-up a bunch of pignut hickory nuts the other day. Our children cracked several, but it is too big of a job for them to finish.<br />Sister in the Mid-westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722857613417332832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-24308805365428048152023-10-16T12:44:42.700-04:002023-10-16T12:44:42.700-04:00Hi Dave, that is sad about your flower place becom...Hi Dave, that is sad about your flower place becoming a subdivision. Bass River Recreation Area is owned by the state and they have plans to do something to it, I’m not sure what. I filled out a survey about it. My suggestion was to leave it as is. At Bass it is still mostly undeveloped, it was a gravel pit site. There are bicycle trails, horse trails, and hiking trails. There are barricades to keep out off road vehicles which is a good thing. Hopefully it won’t change. At least in my wildflowering days. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-12525441272488614182023-10-16T09:57:55.098-04:002023-10-16T09:57:55.098-04:00Thanks for posting, I need to go out looking for s...Thanks for posting, I need to go out looking for some Nodding lady Tresses. Where I used to find them is now been leveled and is a subdivision.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202210381577260889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-53494188462585591242023-10-09T20:56:33.304-04:002023-10-09T20:56:33.304-04:00Sister in the Mid-west
I’m glad you liked them. T...Sister in the Mid-west<br />I’m glad you liked them. Thank you.Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-8702143466515101822023-10-09T20:51:59.463-04:002023-10-09T20:51:59.463-04:00Very nice pictures! Thank you for sharing!Very nice pictures! Thank you for sharing!Sister in the Mid-westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722857613417332832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-42521690069265595322023-03-29T11:14:13.704-04:002023-03-29T11:14:13.704-04:00Thanks Dave. The Harbinger of Spring is very smal...Thanks Dave. The Harbinger of Spring is very small. I was at one of your favorite parks yesterday! Rosy Mound Natural Area. It was beautiful.Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-22320180541623558362023-03-29T11:12:00.719-04:002023-03-29T11:12:00.719-04:00Thanks Marie. I try to take good pictures of our ...Thanks Marie. I try to take good pictures of our adventures. As you know that whole thing is getting more convoluted because of changing technology. And where is the quarter for size comparison? Those Harbinger of Spring are tiny. You spotted the first one, again! Such fun. Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-13281936296883049862023-03-28T21:07:35.441-04:002023-03-28T21:07:35.441-04:00Learned a new plant today- Harbinger of spring. Wh...Learned a new plant today- Harbinger of spring. What a Beauty!!! Thanks for sharingDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202210381577260889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-82170709057691573562023-03-27T08:37:35.282-04:002023-03-27T08:37:35.282-04:00You definitely immortalize our adventures with you...You definitely immortalize our adventures with your photos! <br />Hepatica on our favorite hill next week, for sure. <br />Thanks, your happy-to-go-with sister Marie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-4790754448289384272023-03-25T19:13:32.437-04:002023-03-25T19:13:32.437-04:00We don’t see Harbinger of Spring everywhere, we kn...We don’t see Harbinger of Spring everywhere, we know a few places we are pretty sure to see it. At Hager Park it is on the edge of a very wet lawn and where the leaves are blown off the lawn. We found a few plants several years ago at Grand River Park those are along a creek. We only find them along that one spot at Grand River Park. They definitely like the soggy dirt. <br /><br />Hepatica are my real favorites. If the weather is good they should be blooming just south of here in Allegan County next week. Around here it will be another few weeks before the Hepatica really start blooming. <br /><br />I hope you find some Hepatica!Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-31438991929965788082023-03-25T17:35:59.175-04:002023-03-25T17:35:59.175-04:00As I say each spring, I'd love to see both har...As I say each spring, I'd love to see both harbinger of spring and hepatica but they're extremely rare here if they grow at all. I'm pretty sure it's because they like soil with a lot of lime in it and we have very acid soil.<br />It was great to see them again. Happy hunting!New Hampshire Gardenerhttps://nhgardensolutions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-52805593956848817822023-03-25T14:39:45.301-04:002023-03-25T14:39:45.301-04:00Sister in the Mid-west, thank you I'm glad you...Sister in the Mid-west, thank you I'm glad you got to see it, at least in a picture. It is a tiny flower belonging to the carrot family. The flower is about 1/4 inch across. It is also called Pepper and Salt, Erigenia bulbosa is the scientific name. <br /><br />There was more fun to tell about our adventure yesterday, like the thick mud we walked through. We had our boots on, still it was slippery mucky going for a bit. Fun to get outside with a sister!<br />Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-17225519954698018352023-03-25T14:26:49.969-04:002023-03-25T14:26:49.969-04:00I am here to experience spring through your camera...I am here to experience spring through your camera lense! I have never heard of Harbinger of Spring before. What a romantic name! Thank you for sharing!Sister in the Mid-westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722857613417332832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-79089009081512409522023-02-23T20:16:44.491-05:002023-02-23T20:16:44.491-05:00Yes we are lucky to have the parks, and the hepati...Yes we are lucky to have the parks, and the hepatica. I guess I didn’t realize that you don’t see hepatica. The columbines started blooming May 15 last year and there were so many of them!<br />I thought it was fun to choose a picture of the bayou from each month. I almost always take a picture from the same overlook every time we go to Connor.<br />Monday I had my first tick bite of the year! Not expected in February! <br />We did have snow, wind, and freezing rain on February 22, yesterday. Not only were the public schools closed but the colleges closed too. That’s very unusual. Today we had more wind. Mike and I still got out both days, and it was fine walking not slippery.<br />Hopefully it misses New Hampshire! Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-10855548486014879462023-02-22T17:52:40.664-05:002023-02-22T17:52:40.664-05:00You're so lucky to have such places! And you&#...You're so lucky to have such places! And you're lucky to have hepatica to admire too. I keep hoping I'll see some here but I never do.<br />It was great to see the columbines. I was just thinking about them this morning, but it'll be a while yet.<br />Thanks for a look at all the seasons too. I heard you might be getting a lot of snow there but I hope that's just a rumor. We might see snow and sleet, which I could do without!New Hampshire Gardenerhttps://nhgardensolutions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-13914630204410088272023-02-16T10:01:46.324-05:002023-02-16T10:01:46.324-05:00Thanks Dave. We go to Connor one day then we go t...Thanks Dave. We go to Connor one day then we go to Stearns Creek Park the other day. I hope to do a post on Stearns Creek park which we walked 129 times last year. And of course we go to many other parks too. These two are closest to home and have nice loop trails. 🙂Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-34142951564328180272023-02-16T09:35:34.046-05:002023-02-16T09:35:34.046-05:00Wow ,Love this post! Looks like a special place an...Wow ,Love this post! Looks like a special place and you get to walk it often. When we get back to that side of the state we will have to hike it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202210381577260889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-76130956910270009382023-02-11T11:19:59.301-05:002023-02-11T11:19:59.301-05:00Thanks, Marie my biggest blog fan! I could have in...Thanks, Marie my biggest blog fan! I could have included the Lopseed, not Jumpseed that we saw last year here at Connor. Remember Lopseed with “arms” straight out. We also see Running Strawberrybush, New Jersey Tea, Hare Figwort, and I’m sure I’m forgetting some plants. <br />You and I were on that rough river trail December 2 last year! I saw Hepatica leaves yesterday at Connor all matted down in the mud. Just give them two months and they will be beautiful! <br />🙂Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-55013985325323411582023-02-11T07:40:52.031-05:002023-02-11T07:40:52.031-05:00Wow! This blog is your best yet.
The vista from t...Wow! This blog is your best yet. <br />The vista from the overlook every month of the year is amazing. <br />I love the wildflowers. The humble hepatica is my favorite. <br />That Columbine is beautiful. Thanks for showing me the spot last year. <br />The golden willow across the river. The trail through the green glowing woods. <br />The parks department needs to do this with every one of their parks. <br />It makes me want to go see! Thanks for taking me along with your pictures! <br />Marie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-86997502677365243872023-01-17T14:53:12.727-05:002023-01-17T14:53:12.727-05:00great photos.
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great photos. <br />salvageyardranch.blogspot.com<br />angleARC design build architecturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663015568792740908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-81851800640180560632022-12-06T07:10:16.558-05:002022-12-06T07:10:16.558-05:00Nick Krieger hello. I’m glad you enjoyed the blog...Nick Krieger hello. I’m glad you enjoyed the blog.<br /> Sorry if I didn’t make it clear that the Bottle Gentian I saw at Bass River Recreation Area in Ottawa County. It is a great place to see both the blue/ purple color and also the white variety. I have seen them both along the Manistee River Trail. <br />Thank you, ChrisPlants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-58089320037327057012022-12-05T22:50:40.489-05:002022-12-05T22:50:40.489-05:00That closed gentian was photographed at Silver Cre...That closed gentian was photographed at Silver Creek state campground on the Pine River in Lake Co. this year (2022)? Very nice. I’ve never seen any gentian there; I’ll have to look harder next fall!<br />This is a very nice blog. I don’t know why I never knew about it before. Thanks so much. <br />Nick Krieger<br />Ludington Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com