November Header

Early October is when the fall leaves are at their most colorful with the penultimate period being the second weekend in October. It is hard to escape the orange of Sugar Maples but the brilliantly red Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virgina Creeper) along with the scarlet shot with pink and orange of Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac) are hard to overlook. What you see in the picture are the Rhus along with a few Parthenocissus, Monarda (bee balm), and a Physocarpus (ninebark). These were collected on a coolish and wet day in early October (thanks Lisa). This was my first attempt at scanning leaves and I was pleased with the result. I think the golden lettering added the right seasonal touch.

Here are some additional pictures. I created the header from the first one and liked the look of the second one but didn't think it lent itself as easily to creating a header.

First Post

Welcome to the first posting on my new blog. It’s pretty exciting for me as I never saw myself being here. But as with most things in life, change is a constant. Whether we wish, plan, dread, or are indifferent to it, change will happen.

Most of the postings will be about gardening and plants, living a rural life, and our place in relation to the land, plants, and animals that encompass us. But as with most people, I have many and varied interests that will be popping up from time to time.