(DONE+PC) In Virginia (8/27/10 - 9/5/10)
Strange People gathered in VA and had the best time in the world! Got over what was left of my fear of dogs. Got to eat raspberries. Got my hands dirty. Can't think about it too long or I'll get misty-eyed. Oops. Too late.
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(DONE) Deb's Butterflies and Caterpillars
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Deb's Wildflowers
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Deb's Veg and Fruit Gardens
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McCormick Farm and Mill's "Marl Creek Trail"
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Peaks of Otter
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We arrived Fri, 8/27.
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Hamburgers and hot dogs with lots of sides.
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Burger Meister of the Deck and Grill (and still playing and coaching soccer).
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Brigitte Anne
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Brigitte and Kenny
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That face made me chuckle.
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Female House Finch at the feeder. No big trees nearby means no squirrels. Niiiice!
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The butterfly meadow
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Another afternoon, enjoying the spacious new deck and the comfort of the shade of an umbrella with RP..
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The view to the left.
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The view to the back (the left half).
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The view to the back (the right half).
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The view to the right.
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Also from the deck, a view of a neighbor's house. I wouldn't mind living there.
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From here I'm going to try to put the pictures in some kind of order, as if I'm walking around the place.
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Spot. I wonder why no one thought to call him that.
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By the dog houses, more large shrubs of Autumn Olive.
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don't know what it is
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Time for pictures of my dogs. Jake.
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Trace - standing still for a split-second
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Jamie - Trying to look sweet and quiet, but she can't fool me!
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Thomas.
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Jake and Trace. Nittany got left out this time around.
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The house from the dog area
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Behind the barn, a branch of what might be Russian Olive loaded with berries.
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People in high places are not amused!
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Brigitte's (Deb's mom, my sister) bench at the front of the barn
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On the left, the Fringe Tree as it was.
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The rock garden - and in the background, the potatoes at the corner of the Rhubarb have been harvested
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In the rock garden, Stonecrop is blooming (Sedum reflexum)
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Female Goldfinch on the look-out for a tasty morsel.
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Looking to the right, behind the deck is a planting of Wiegela (why-GEE-la) and Forsythia.
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A Hummingbird at the Trumpet Vine
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One of the trees I fell in love with.
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All the way at the back end, near the fire pit, is an old Cherry with a swing. We did some sitting and birding. Mostly sitting. :o)
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I may start an album called Confusing Cherries.
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I think this is NOT Choke berry (Aronia melanocarpa). That's a start.
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Ailanthus - Tree of Heaven. They're growing a bumper crop.
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Grass Spider, a Funnel Weaver (Agelenopsis) - The inset shows a Brown Recluse for comparison.
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Jumping Bush Cricket (Orocharis saltator)
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Deb points out the Bradford Pear that volunteered. It's done well in only a few years.
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New oak leaves.
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Crabapple/Crap Apple in their orchard. See also next pic for comparison.
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The Crabapple at the Doctor's Office.
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Cedar Apple Rust gall on a Juniper. It takes two years for the life cycle of this Rust.
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I don't know what it is about that tree, but I couldn't take enough pictures of it.
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Black Lace cultivar of Elderberry.
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UPDATE from Deb: 6/2/11 - SO beautiful!
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Found this guy hiding in the Elderberry.
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There's another rose on this side like the one next to the rock garden.
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For David, the Woodchuck, Land Beaver, or Ground Hog posing near Deb's favorite tree, the Morning Cloud.
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Debbie through the Morning Cloud (Chitalpa tashkentensis).
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Bald-faced Hornet
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Another afternoon on the deck watching a storm cloud pass us by.
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In the sand pit, the common Nightshade showing the green, orange, and red berries it's known for.
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Lots of foolers around. Butterflies with black wings and golden spots at the edges that turned into Grasshoppers.
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Over at the side of the house mixed in with some white phlox is this lovely Morning Glory.
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Before I know it, it's Sat. the 4th and Dave and Melissa are back.
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David shows us pictures of their vacation and this turns up - Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) caterpillar caterpillar.
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Also in David's pictures is what he says was this humungous leaf arrangement. Turns out to be called an Umbrella Tree.
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To finish off the last night there was a bittersweet rendition of the ever-popular Schmuddah's Rays.
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