As part of my work at the organic farm this morning, I picked about 50 pounds (23 kg) of peppers from this greenhouse growth. (If my math and estimations are correct, that's about 6 pecks of peppers or maybe slightly more. None of them were pickled however.)
I am glad that I don't have to do work like this too often. My back is still sore this afternoon from all the bending over.
1 of 113 wild flowers that I have found blooming in the last three days (September 25,26,27). I found this one by the Grand River just before the 5 km Waterworks run started.
Fungi found on a stump. Sorry, no ID. It was just off one of the trails in the Hendrie Valley of the Royal Botanical Gardens on Friday, September 25.
One of 111 species that I saw in bloom last week. This is a hybrid aster that is less common that most asters. I failed to recognize it at first as I don't see it every year and this was the first time I saw it this season.
This Datura stramonium, or Jimsonweed is trumpet-shaped when all the way open but looks more interesting when opening or closing. I found this one in the Royal Botanical Gardens in the Burlington, Ontario section not far from the Rose Garden.
Didn't have the time I wanted for International Rock Flipping Day yesterday but did get a few photos. I liked the "worm in the worm" look of the gut inside the earthworm under one of the rocks that I flipped. All the rocks that I flipped were around one of my wild flower gardens.
The soybeans are now ripening and will be ready for harvest in a few weeks. In 2006 they were being harvested in the first week of October.
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Hard to believe that fungus can be so beautiful. This is "Chicken-in-the-Woods" or Laetiporus sulphureus. I often see this mushroom in the late summer but seldom as accessible as this.
Lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) has very small flowers that bloom in pairs that are 90 degrees from each other as they go up the stem. It blooms from June to August according to the books but this is a photo from September. The flowers are between 6 & 8 mm long.
I ran the 5 k course for the first time on the Terry Fox run. Usually I do 10 and try to collect money from others but this year I only donated a little money and did the 5 k. Better something than nothing I think. Did you run or donate?
think this is a Lacewing of some kind. According to my field guide, there are 84 species in N.A. and they are very difficult to sort out.
I found this one near the Hamilton Waterfront Trail by accident while looking at a Goldenrod flower.
I remember that when my grandfather moved from the farm to town he stopped cutting down sunflowers in the fields and started planting them in his flower garden.
Guess what is in my garden here in Ontario?
Lots of farmland near us are in soybeans this year. We walk by this field every Sunday on our longer dog walk journey.
Leroy's coat looks great these days because of lots of summer pasture. That being said, he is just starting to show some winter hair growth. He has become a lot more friendly over the year that we have had him and he is doing a great job of goat protection and herding.
Once a week I pass by this tree farm and enjoy the regular rhythm of the planted trees. When the early morning sun hits the trees, I find the lines very pleasing. Nice to know that they will be moving on to make some city lot look and feel better.
Early morning view of our east meadow. If I had a tractor mower all this goldenrod would be cut so the animals could get at the grass. Meanwhile, I am using a weed whip to slowly cut some of it by hand. Cutting is not as bad as dealing with the mosquitoes that live there.
