Catskills forest
By root2shoot on Friday, Apr. 8, 2016 - 9:53 am
Face to face with the spider Callobius (picture above)
This last week’s snowfall made a post about spring garden flowers seem somewhat unseasonal. During the warm spell preceding the snow fall, however, I sampled some leaf litter from my backyard, and I... Read more
By root2shoot on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 9:46 am
Maples are not considered by most folks to be a flowering tree. Most people won’t even notice them until the fallen flowers collect on the windshields of their vehicles.
A single female flower
Close up, maples flowers are recognizable as flowers. Red... Read more
By root2shoot on Friday, May. 22, 2015 - 5:30 pm
The local cast of characters changes throughout the season. The fly fisherman knows that different fly patterns are effective at different times of the season. Throughout our gardening season, different plants flower and fruit at their own particular time... Read more
