lilac-colored flowers
Thanks to NH Gardener, I've discovered these are Wild Geraniums. This is one color that doesn't come through the camera nearly as vividly as to the eye. It's really quite a beautiful shade of lilac...
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Beech leaf mystery
Beech leaves can have more or less red coloration, especially in spring. Here, we see red and green leaves on the very same baby tree. On this young tree, one branch seems to have chosen to be more...
Witch hazel
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/hamamelis_virginiana.shtml
sweet cherry
Most distinctive about this leaf is the vein pattern, which stops short of the double-serrated edge of the leaf. Also, look closely at the leaf-stem just below the leaf, and notice red glands. The...
Spruce suffers from sapsucker
Once the sapsucker makes these very tidy holes, all sorts of insects and fungal infections take advantage of the access.
yellow birch catkins and fruit
Last year's fruit, looking a bit like dry cones, still clings here and there, and the spiny cores project like thorns where the seeds have fallen away. This year's male catkins hang down, and the f...
Stone bridge
Mostly, I'm focused on becoming familiar with the various living forms of this park. But occasionally, the distinctive landmarks and big-picture views at Wadsworth need to be shared, too.