Out and About: Winter's Not Letting Go

It's April 19th and there's snow on the ground. My daffodils are flat on the garden floor. I should not have written "Finally: Happy Spring!!!" on my gardenshed door. Two days ago, on Easter Sunday, it hailed four times between outbreaks of sun. I bought Johnny Jump-ups at the garden store yesterday but thankfully didn't have time to plant them. The snow this morning reminded me that I didn't post some winter photos. This seems like the perfect time to do so.

Stream Snake Shenantaha Park

Galls Galore on this Tree

Made in America. Incorporated into Nest!

Munchies

At Hudson Crossing Park

Finches Feasting

Cadman Creek at Levine Preserve

April 19th and SNOW

Wrote this Too Soon!

I hope these beautiful Hepaticas weathered the storm

Unhappy Daffodils in my garden

Out and About: A Few Mushroom Photos from Fall 2021

 I overlooked including a few mushroom photos in my last post so I'm adding them here. I wanted to share them because I think they're pretty cool. The Chicken of the Woods were glowing on a fallen tree  as we hiked by. Even if you weren't a mushroom lover I think you would have gone off  trail to take a closer look. They were on the way to Treadway Mountain. The other three photos are of Scaly Vase Chanterelles which I had never seen before. They were stunning to find right off the trail by Clear Pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Imagine them holding some wildflowers. Or a critter or two.

Scaly Vase Chanterelle

A Vase Indeed!

A Large Mushroom!

Chicken of the Woods

Out and About: Around the Village and Beyond. Finds and Photos from Fall 2021

Although I never got to the computer this fall to update my blog, I was still out and about camping, hiking, gardening, and walking every chance I could. Finally, on this frigid cold January day, I made my way to the computer to upload some photos from the fall. Check out some of the things I've come across on my outings and in my garden. I'm looking forward to some snow this winter. So far we have had rain, freezing rain, a bit of snow and lots of ice. Happy New Year!!!

When a Tree Frog Matches Your House Color

Tree Frog Resting on a Milkweed Leaf

Northern Water Snake at Moreau Lake

Drink Up! Long Journey Ahead. Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird

On Top of Treadway Mountain in Dense Fog and Rain. Fun!

A Variety of Mushrooms. Wonderful Meals.

Shrooms with a View at Berry Pond Preserve

Monarch Caterpillar going into J Shape before Becoming a Chrysalis

Chrysalis Forming

Done. But late start. It was October sixth.

It was too late and too cold

Chrysalis on December Nineteenth

Moreau Lake Back Bay late October

Mud Pond. Early November.  Moreau Lake State Park

Lake Bonita

Bluebirds at my feeder in early December

Along the Hudson River at Hudson Pointe Preserve

Early Ice at Big Bay on the Hudson

White Birch Trail Moreau Lake State Park

Slip Sliding Away! Spier Falls Dam from Western Ridge Trail