Morning

Morning, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

" Outside, there is the stirring of birds among the leaves,...the sigh and sob of the wind coming down from the hills, and wandering round the silent house, as though it feared to wake the sleepers, and yet must need sall forth sleep from her purple cave. Veil after veil of thin dusky gauze is lifted, and by degrees the forms and colours of things are restored to them, and we watch the dawn remaking the world in its antique pattern."

--- from The Picture of Dorian Gray; by Oscar Wilde

And the song of the Chickadee, Phoebe, Jay, and Crow add their music to the dawn.

Beggartick

Beggartick, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

According to one source that I read this morning the seeds of the beggartick are so prone to attaching themselves to passing animals that even "migrating salamanders" have seeds attached to them. (Meanwhile, I did not know that salamanders migrated. I wonder from where to where. Anybody know?)

We have two species of beggartick growing on our property but this one is from the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A Flower Called Turtlehead

A Flower Called Turtlehead, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This is another flower that has changed families within the last few years. It is currently placed in the Plantaginaceae or Plantain family according to the 2008 publication of Mabberley's Plant-Book from Cambridge University Press.

I am hoping re revitalize my blog with more plant and other nature observations. Time will tell if what I want is what I have time to do.

Swan Song For a Harbour

Swan Song For a Harbour, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The night was beautiful and cool and the birds were flying and swimming in the polluted waters of the Hamilton Harbour. It looked beautiful. Even the steel mill looked good as the full moon rose over the waters.

Wild Blue Berries

Wild Blue Berries, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

We visited Églantine's old stomping grounds in August and enjoyed eating berries from the bush. There were lots of various berries in the area but the blue berries were the best eating!