Saratoga woods and waterways

For more than thirty years I've been wandering the woods and waterways of Saratoga County, New York, and regions nearby, looking closely, listening carefully, and recording what I experience. We are blessed in this region with an amazing amount of wilderness right at hand. With this blog I share my year-round adventures here, seeking out what wonders await in my own Madagascar close to home.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Glaucous Honeysuckle, one of our native American honeysuckles M y flower journal told me Glaucous Honeysuckle ( Lonicera dioica ) should now...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Show Some Respect for Chickweeds

Its sepals larger than its petals, tiny Common Chickweed often goes unnoticed. C ommon Chickweed. The very name evokes hard-packed yards an...

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Back to the Garden Again

O kay. I didn't really mean it. I didn't give up gardening entirely, just because the critters ate my expensive shrubs (See post...

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Sick Siskins

F or the past couple of weeks, I've noticed one really fat Pine Siskin among the few still hanging around our backyard feeders. Unfortu...

Friday, May 8, 2009

A Quiet Paddle, Out of the Wind

There's a place on the river so reliably calm and quiet I call it Shelter Cove. S unny and warm today, with quite a bit of a breeze. I ...

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Two Woods, Two Soils, and a Good Word for Bees

I t's amazing how different two forests can be, depending on soil chemistry. The Skidmore woods, with its limestone-based soil, is just...

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

A Walkabout in Warren County

I look pretty funny, chasing a tiny turtle through the grass. (Photo by Sue Pierce) I crossed the Hudson to Warren County today, where my f...

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Garden Disasters, Woodland Consolations

What my Flowering Dogwood should have looked like, if only . . . O kay. That's it. No more gardening for me. A squirrel just ate th...

Monday, May 4, 2009

Yaddo's "Weeds" Outshine its Roses

N ow here's a sight that would send a suburban lawn purist off to get broad-leaf weed killer. (Too bad he doesn't seem to care that...

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Bog Meadow Yields New Treasure!

S ince I'm scheduled to lead a wildflower walk on Bog Meadow Nature Trail next month, I thought I'd better go scope it out. The tra...

Trails Day at Moreau Lake State Park

If you take a hike in Moreau Lake State Park, you can thank these folks for making trails safer and easier to follow. S unny and cool, a lit...

Friday, May 1, 2009

Today's Finds in Skidmore Woods

A fter my tour of Congress Park this morning, I scooted out to Skidmore Woods to photograph some of the native plants out there. If I poste...

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