in the Garden reminded, perhaps inappropriately, the mind does that, of a favorite Van Morrison song. No guru, no teacher, no method.
Pentagon Memorial Mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, children, brothers, sisters, coworkers, flight crew, friends, patriots, into memory. This is Carolyn Halmon’s bench.
flat water Staycation. This flatwater is 109 miles east but Charlottesville Albemarle has plenty of the same + mountain views. Get out on the water! Call Rivanna River Company
Blue Ridge Death, dust, caterpillars, contracts, pain, loss, August… And Grace, Forgiveness. We are traveling a long and twisted road Sir!
anisota senatoria University of Florida has an excellent write-up about these critters. They tend to lay egg masses on the lower leaves. So if you were able to inspect a few thousand leaves… Hoping the Charlottesville downtown mall isn’t beset by these. They particularly like q. phellos.Differences between instars can often be seen in altered body proportions, colors, patterns, or changes in the number of body segments. —Wikipedia
Equus ferus caballus a case where removing color didn’t make for a better picture. Why is an annoying person a horse’s ass?
Cephalanthus occidentalis Ethnobotanic: Native Americans used common buttonbush medicinally. Decoctions of the bark were used as washes for sore eyes, antidiarrheal agents, anti-inflammation and rheumatism medications, skin astringents, headache and fever relievers, and venereal disease remedies. The bark was also chewed to relieve toothaches. Roots were used for muscle inflammation and as blood medicines.–Wikipedia
lepidoptera there are seventy three different types of caterpillars that feed on the pin oak. Need help figuring out which group these belong to.