flora
Plants
Hairy Butterwort (Pinguicula villosa)
Hairy Butterwort (Pinguicula villosa) is a small plant found on relatively dry hummocks in muskegs. Easy to overlook because of its size, this plant, with its delicate purple flower, is worth the effort to find and take a closer look at. Like its larger and more common relative Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris), this species is … Read more
Buckiella undulata
Despite being a pretty common and recognizable moss, I had not managed to photograph Buckiella undulata before and so stopped to take a picture on my way back from the park.
Early Morning Walk
I got up early this morning and took a walk to the post office. It was fun to experiment with some night photography in the intermittent snow showers. Later today I noticed the red alders at the park have a lot of catkins this year.
Katlian Outcrops
Rock Outcrop in Katlian Bay Last summer while hiking on Starrigavan Ridge, I noticed some interesting looking rock outcrops along the shoreline of Katlian Bay. They appeared to be more red in color, and after my experiences at Red Bluff Bay, I wondered if maybe it was an outcrop of similar rock. It was only … Read more