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Melissa | September 27, 2009
The goldenrod is yellow, The corn is turning brown, The trees in apple orchards, With fruit are bending down. – taken from September by Helen Hunt Jackson Crowns of Goldenrod are showing themselves across the fields and along the creeksides. This is a sure sign of Autumn around my house. On my nature walk just [...]
Melissa | July 25, 2009
While at nature club the other day I took a macro photo of a new wildflower so that when I got home I could look it up and identify it. When I uploaded my photos I realized that on this particular photo a little buzzing Halictid bee was caught in action too! Please click on [...]
Melissa | July 19, 2009
I know it’s not just me. I’ve talked to many other people who have said the sky has been rather gorgeous lately. The sunrise and sunset both seem more beautiful and the clouds are more breathtaking. Also, the wildflowers have been amazing this year; I suppose due to the cooler than normal summer temperatures and extra [...]
Melissa | July 16, 2009
This last month has been unusually busy for me. Which I admit while fun things have been happening, I do not like being busy in the slightest. But now, the calendar has cleared up and it’s catch up time. Another reason for the lack of blogging is just feeling a general “dullness” which could be [...]
Melissa | June 28, 2009
This past Friday our Nature Club met at a local park to learn about and observe wildflowers. The park had some gorgeous wildflower fields. Here are a few photos from our meeting. Sorry there are not many photos, I find it difficult to lead the meetings and take photos. It [...]
Melissa | June 26, 2009
The most fascinating and beautiful clouds are oftentimes seen right after a storm. Last night we had some very impressive storms come through equipped with high winds, hail, lightning (which seemed to keep the sky lit up constantly like a flickering lightbulb), and thunder that made me jump out of my seat a few times. When the [...]
