Grass Abstraction
More fall color from the native prairie grasses at the PGT. The golden backlit leaves and the pattern they create caught my eye.
Flowering Dogwood
I’m seeing some good color in the dogwood leaves this week. However, the hickories have mostly dropped their leaves and the oaks are still deep green.
Blue Lobelia
Since it’s the end of the growing season, there aren’t many wildflowers blooming now at the PGT, but I’m still finding Blue Lobelia. The place to find it is along … Continued
Indian Grass
Even though the trees aren’t showing much fall leaf color yet, many of the native grasses are looking pretty good. This is Indian Grass, the most common tall grass at … Continued
Cedar Berries
Now is a good time to see the powdery blue berries on eastern red cedars. Some trees are covered with thousands of fruits and others have almost none. Cedars are … Continued
Possumhaw Berries
Even though there isn’t much fall leaf color yet, many of the native shrubs and trees have fruit that’s turning bright red. In addition to the Possumhaw seen here, I’m … Continued
Early Fall Leaves
Tree leaves seem to be reluctant to give up their green color this year; I’m growing impatient. I am seeing a few golden leaves, but green is the dominant color. … Continued
Water Lily
Even though Fall is here, Water Lilies still have a few blooms, and you can still see their floating notched leaves. In the next few there should be a frost … Continued
American Beautyberry
Yesterday I found some of these brightly colored berries on a bush below the dam of Cow Pond. At the PGT you can see Beautyberry on the eastern side of … Continued
Dogwood Leaves
Dogwood can have great fall color, but not this year; at least not so far. Most of the trees in the forest are still solid green. This picture was taken … Continued