Both Meadow Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis ssp.pratensis) and Yellow Goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius) have opened in the last two days in our area of southern Ontario. This photo of Meadow Goatsbeard was taken May 30 in our west meadow.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Flight
We found this hawkmoth on our quince bush yesterday. It was perched for the day and did not move as I took several photos.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Inspiration
Églantine is inspired . . . and always an inspiration!
Photo taken at Ruthven Park, a National Historic site about 50 km from our home near Cayuga, Ontario on the Grand River.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Trillium or Quadrillium
During my first year of teaching I did an environmental studies unit on wild flowers and had the grade one children look at Trillium photos and draw their own version. When we walked to the nearby woods to look at wild flowers the first thing they saw was a Trillium with 4 petals and four leaves instead of the usual 3. I have only seen Trilliums with 4 petals two or three times since that time over 30 years ago. We found this one yesterday.
White Trillium
Trille blanc
Trillium grandiflorum
[TRIL-ee-um gran-dih-FLOR-um]
Genus = Trillium
Colour = White
Shape = normally 3 regualr petals
Family = Liliaceae (Lily)
Location = Ontario
43.17 N 79,52 W
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Forecast - Rain
I was attracted to the many stripes of colour in the pre-dawn sky but the camera just could not get them this morning.
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