The Wild Cherries are in bloom, giving the green of the island a pearly luster as their panicles catch the light. They are the plant version of fog, which is swaddling the island. The fog is moving gently back and forth, leaving everything moist and verdant.
On the verges, the Scotch Broom and white climbing roses are in bloom, and the ox-eyed daisies are starting up.
Blue flag is blooming at Windswept Bog, blue toadflax, and also some Pasture thistle. The killdeer are loving the disturbed land and mud that is part of the wetland restoration. There are so many of them, at least 15, calling continuously and showing themselves. The parts of Windswept that were restored in 2023-2024 are now filled with sedges. I hope the fields of blue flag will grow back.
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It's the time of year that cars are stopping on the Polpis Road because snapping turtles are crossing. This happened to me three times this weekend, once on my bike and once in the car- 2 turtles within a quarter mile.
Luckily, Jacqui Papale saw the Sandhill Crane at Moors End Farm and posted it on eBird. Josh and I checked it out ...and there he was! Majestic bird, standing on one leg.
Too short a visit to check out the ponds. I missed the beach plum bloom and the golden heather this year because of our trip to the Netherlands and the impending arrival of a new person, grandchild #6.
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