Category Archives: Nature
Visiting I-Park in East Haddam, CT
A few days ago, I was a bit depressed. I was all sorts of feeling sorry for the state of affairs in the world. I do a lot of reading and watching a wide variety of videos online and pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Travels
Tagged connecticut, East Haddam, environment, hopyard state park, i-park, land, natural habitats, property, State Park, Trail, wood, Woods, yard
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Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
This is a real problem. Moles and Voles eating the roots of Holly bushes, that is. It’s infuriatingly maddening. It’s time, labor and money down the drain. I have read articles on the internet about people having big beautiful Holly … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged backyard, bush, bushes, dirt, fencing, ground, Holly, holly bush, holly bushes, hollys, lawn, mole, rabbit, rabbit cages, root, root system, root systems, roots, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Tunnel, tunnels, water
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Strange Silky Looking Clouds
This was pretty weird. Saturday morning, as I was leaving to go out for a bit, I looked South out of the driveway. I was surprised to see some really strange looking clouds. I am not sure what types of … Continue reading
Pretty Pink Flower Bud
I thought I would post this nice pink flower bud. I have no idea what it is, so I am asking the public for help. If you can identify this flower bud, please leave a comment. It belongs to a … Continue reading
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Tagged bud, bush, flower, flower bud, front yard, Pink, pink flower, rain
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Sunset Before Solar Storm
We went for a walk a few evenings ago. It was the evening before the reported solar storm. I got a few nice shots of the sunset that night. I’m not sure if I took the pictures because the sunset … Continue reading
Finally Some Rain In Central Connecticut
This is just what the doctor ordered. Some steady rain followed by a nice thunderstorm. I am sitting here right now admiring the heavy downpour of rain. Ahhh, all the flowers and trees are getting watered. I’m sure the grass … Continue reading
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Tagged central connecticut, computer, dry spell, flower, flowers, grass, heavy downpour, hydration, lawn, Radar, radar view, rain, sidewalk, sky, steady rain, Storm, Summer, thunderstorm, tree, Trees, water, weather, weather radar
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Asclepias Curassavica – Bloodflower – Orange Wild Flower
Today’s flower is called the Asclepias Curassavica – Bloodflower. This one took a little longer to identify. I searched for “Orange Wild Flower” and surprisingly quite a few pictures of this flower came up. The hard part was really trying … Continue reading
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Tagged asclepias curassavica, Bloodflower, flower, wild flower
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