Comments for Willow House Chronicles

Comment on Sunday Snapshot: Giant Swallowtail by Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:57:51 +0000

What a great find so far up north! They are rare here in southern MI, although a few more are seen every year.

Comment on Pink Lady-slippers by Dan

Dan — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:57:32 +0000

Nice find! I recently found a bunch of the small yellow ladies here in Southern Ontario, growing in a ditch of all places.

Comment on Time in a Bottle by Tonya McNemee

Tonya McNemee — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:18:18 +0000

We found a bottle like this! Is it of any value?

Comment on Pink Lady-slippers by barefootheart

barefootheart — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:55:28 +0000

Gayle, what a great discovery! Worth the icy ankles. Thanks.

Comment on Pink Lady-slippers by Gayle

Gayle — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:55:37 +0000

Always interesting to read such detail. You are the best!

Moseying around a small stream in the Rockies in Idaho, I found a dinky island and on it a bog orchid. Always fun to find something new! I waded into the stream to see it. Ha, these waters come off of snowmelt. Brrrr, ankles were not so happy! :>

Comment on Bibliophilia Monday: Street of Riches by Great Authors

Great Authors — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:18:13 +0000

Another great work from a great french-canadian author, Gabrielle Roy!

Comment on Pink Lady-slippers by barefootheart

barefootheart — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:07:53 +0000

Thanks for the info, Fred! We do have quite a bit of Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) and a little bit of bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) but not a lot else, no trilliums. Lots of ferns and club moss.

Comment on Pink Lady-slippers by Fred Schueler

Fred Schueler — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:05:38 +0000

providing their symbiotic fungi are present, these Orchids can colonize second-growth woods because their minute seeds blow about almost like spores. Most of the spring-blooming woodland wildflowers have big heavy seeds that are lugged about by Ants, so they’re very slow to recolonize second-growth or abusively grazed woods.

Comment on Sunday Snapshot: Drizzly Day by Alain

Alain — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:31:57 +0000

You are certainly getting your quota of rain. We are to get some for the next two days. However the forecast was the same for last week and we did not get a drop. It is very rare that gardeners get exactly the amount of rain they want. It is always too little or too much!

Comment on Rainy Day Garden by wldflwr008

wldflwr008 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:00:25 +0000

I consider your talent such a gift (to me, AND to you). What a joy to linger on these photos. Thank you, thank you.