Archive for the ‘Year 2014’ Category

Fermenting

Monday, April 28th, 2014

Plant ID: Mystery Plant #3

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

I think this is hemerocallis or daylily.

Came across a field of these plants, April 21 2014 .. after a long and colder than usual winter and cold Spring, plants are eager to return back to life, a lot like people.

Nice field with the shade of the sun and green colors looking very nice.

Tubers:

I replanted this plant in the same spot i pulled it out from for the photo.

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Plant ID: Mystery Plant #2

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

I have a few plants trying to identify, here’s the second one

Is it Rumex or sheep sorrel,  a dock or a sorrel?

Photos taken 4/21/2014 (Minnesota)

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zoomed on some parts in these photos

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Plant ID: Mystery Plant #1

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

I have a few plants trying to identify, here’s the first

Is it ground ivy (creeping charlie) or motherwort?

Photos taken 4/21/2014 (Minnesota)

video taken 04/19/2014

This one is a video taken 04/21/2014 of the same area after raking, it clearly shows a dried up shoot / stem that is square

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American Kestrel Falcon

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

Sunday 04/06/2-14 at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. An American Kestrel female, sharp little raptor (falcon).

An American Kestrel

Kestrel's Talons

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