The Inner Tree

Cranesvillle Swamp Preserve, on the line between Preston County, West Virginia, and Garrett County, Maryland, 26 October 2023

Sawed off end of a fallen tree along the path.

Taking a Walk

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 22 September 2022

Taking a walk along the Bay in Kirkwall.

Found Along the West Fork

Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA, 1 June 2023

While floating on the West Fork River on a Thursday evening …

Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa), Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA, 1 June 2023

The tree was lovely from a distance, so I decided to get a closer look.

Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa), Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA, 1 June 2023

Awaiting the Hummers

21 April 2020, Clarksburg, West Virginia

Yesterday I heard rumors that hummingbirds have been seen in the area

Hummingbird Feeder

So now we wait. They’ll be here eventually.

Rambling Rector

Clarksburg, West Virginia, 24 May 2019

Rambling Rector Rose

Our Rambling Rector Rose climbing into the Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) in front of the house. This is a climbing rose that produces small, white flowers in late spring or early summer. Some descriptions say that they produce large clumps of white blooms continuously from late spring through the summer. So far ours has bloomed only for a week or so in late spring each year. The plant is only 4 years old — perhaps it hasn’t reached its mature potential. But even so, the flowers are lovely.

See The National Gardening Association’s description of this rose: garden.org/plants/view/3490/Rose-Rosa-Rambling-Rector/