My faithful walking companion (four-legged, of course), and I had just started a morning walk in a nearby park when to my surprised I glanced over to the side of the paved walkway and saw this - a yellow crooked neck squash vine! How on earth did a squash plant come up in this park? … Continue reading Surprises along the trail
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The (Wild) Life in the City
The amaryllis season came abruptly to an end several nights ago when a group of deer paid a visit to my front yard. They ravaged the last stalk of red amaryllis blooms, leaving the blooms to wilt on the pavement and a small munched on stalk. A coreopsis was uprooted and partially consumed. A begonia … Continue reading The (Wild) Life in the City