I haven’t kept up with all the blooms that have exploded over the last month, and the preserve has been beautiful. Here are a few…

We’re not talking about my mind, here, though sometimes I wonder. I found nodding ladies’ tresses orchid here for the first time in years. Above…

Not wines, vines. Although some of the vines are grapes. This poison ivy vine recently cut at Crow’s Nest is not quite as old as…

Consider the simple hand-pushed reel mower. Crow’s Nest Preserve is 600 acres, has miles of trails, and not insignificant lawns around several historic houses on…

At Crow’s Nest this week the campers are cool in the creek and we’re doing vine control in land management… and snapping a few photos.…

Yesterday I found this salamander in our yard. I think it is the slimy salamander, Plethodon glutinosus. If I am correct this is the first one I’ve…

Okay, here are a few more recent photos with the phone app. The novelty will wear off soon, I’m sure. In the meantime, enjoy!  …

I’ve enjoyed seeing the camera effects people use on social networking sites and decided to play with an app on my phone that produces similar…

This week on the trails along the creek we have been seeing hundreds of tiny toads, no bigger than houseflies. They are probably similar in…

We have started laying stepping stones on a path through a wet spot in the woods behind the visitor center. It’s not an official trail…