hollow paper birch
Paper birch bark resists rot so well that cylinders of bark sit, nearly unaffected, after the wood has entirely rotted away.
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yellow birch scales, beech leaf skeleton
… and nutlets… https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/
Little hoppers
I mistook this critter for a cricket, at first. After following one for a few minutes, trying to get the macro lens focused on it before it hopped away, I realized there were a few of them. No, doz...
Mullein
These thick fuzzy leaves are relative newcomers to North America. This specimen was growing by the railroad tracks… The first year it stays low to the ground like a florette. The second year, it bo...
Dwarf ginseng
Apparently this is not the medicinally preferred variety of ginseng. But it's still beautiful to discover underfoot.
Elm bark beetle signature
Two weeks back, I posted a picture of the inside of this bark, but I had neglected to document the outer bark. I've returned, and my unhappy hypothesis is confirmed: these tracks belong to the elm ...
April showers bring something grassy
Best guess is this is Solomon's Seal unfurling. (It also might be sessile leaved bellwort, Uvularia sessilifolia)