They are here! The Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) are finally in bloom. I walked down to the bottoms near the Meramec River at the Shaw Nature Reserve to find these wonderful spring colors filling the forest floor. It had just rained the day before, so the cloudy day and the excess moisture certainly presented someContinue reading “Bluebell Symphony”
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Spring Ephemeral
Spring is indeed here! I’ve seen several native ephemerals as well as the beautiful (though not native) daffodils. Photos taken at Shaw Nature Reserve and Powder Valley Nature Center. BTW, the bluebells have STILL not burst from their buds. I patiently await their appearance. Let me know which photos you enjoy the most!
Spring Emergent
We’ve had an early Spring snow to slow things down a bit. This time last year, Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) were in full bloom. Today, I paid another visit to Powder Valley Nature Center (see previous visit), hoping to treat my Nikon to a photogenic feast of bluebells among the snow. However, it seems that nature,Continue reading “Spring Emergent”
Flutter Followers
I paid another visit to the Butterfly House in Chesterfield. Unlike our previous visit (see post), it was cold and dry outside, and hot and humid inside. This month is particularly good for visiting since so many butterflies are released, especially the blue morphos. Most of the blue morphos were active, making it difficult forContinue reading “Flutter Followers”
Spring Almost
Last week I enjoyed a solitary walk through Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center and Reserve near Kirkwood, Missouri. All was fairly quiet. A gentle, cool breeze swept through the bare tree branches and rattled the brown leaves still clinging to a few stubborn oaks and maples. Leaf litter decorates the entire forest floor; it cracklesContinue reading “Spring Almost”
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