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.

Friday, June 19, 2009

An Ordinary Extraordinary Day

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Water Smartweed decorates the shore of Mud Pond T oday I felt just dazzled by joy over all the blessings that are mine.  Just an ordinary da...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

More Gems from Yesterday's Treasure Hunt

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I t's rainy and cold today, and my arthritic joints are achy, so I'm not going out. I'll get my nature fix from two fine books ...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Bonanza Day at Pyramid Lake

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M y wildflower journal told me that two rare beauties should be blooming this week: Twinflower and One-flowered Wintergreen. So that meant...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

The Banks are Back in Bloom

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N ow  that's  more like it!  The water level on the Hudson River has fallen enough that flowers can start to bloom.  Ten days ago these ...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Witness to Waspslaughter

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Y eah, yeah, I went looking for native wildflowers today.  And sure, I found a bunch.  I'll post my list at the end of this blog.  But f...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Ready, Set, Go Find the Flowers

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Red-berried Elder is in fruit now, not flowers, so it didn't make my natives-in-bloom list. But it sure is a beautiful native plant, an...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Home to Where the Wildflowers Grow

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Westchester County woodlands are lush and fragrant with Multiflora Rose.  And hardly any native flowers. W e wildflower lovers in Saratoga C...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Old Trees, Dead Bugs

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M aybe it turned out for the best my grandkids couldn't come with me to Mianus River Gorge, the old-growth hemlock preserve near Bedford...
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