tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70173682393418664402024-03-06T15:01:03.593-05:00. . . Appalachian Journal . . . Living on a mountain in southwest Virginia...Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-37447801504392750062020-10-10T17:02:00.000-04:002020-10-10T17:02:02.889-04:00Rescued Turtle! <p> Last month, we found a box turtle under the edge of our bottom deck. She stayed there several days, left and then came back again. My husband noticed she had a large ear abscess. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SryQ_Gnw6z3JERA4KeAOThi-O4IgzKAI86b1nNYBYBpSgOt3oyxoBQpD7aCvv7QAKw4X98IQGkHxYcMv7sycITFmOxK97sg-TgQJ-mLJWWRoGVHfO-I1UA6D1EqjYWDl4Rq0SMkKnj2W/s1600/DSC01507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SryQ_Gnw6z3JERA4KeAOThi-O4IgzKAI86b1nNYBYBpSgOt3oyxoBQpD7aCvv7QAKw4X98IQGkHxYcMv7sycITFmOxK97sg-TgQJ-mLJWWRoGVHfO-I1UA6D1EqjYWDl4Rq0SMkKnj2W/s320/DSC01507.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>So, I called the Southwest Wildlife Center in Roanoke. I brought the turtle to Blacksburg so someone could bring it to the Wildlife Center. They worked on the turtle and called me this week to say I could pick her up. They had gotten permission from the state because she was in good health and could find her place for hibernation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9QYXRMTk3LUmkLD7bLkHrBktuVh6F-t8nB94vgFmm5LDFuerkwa833i_3gNlkBQbuWVaSmUDbPXOd9sqp7BFrIyKcwGA6AsZQ7lc77HsBshcGCgICc6O73pXajLemchNlz4VlO_19Xfc/s1607/DSC01588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9QYXRMTk3LUmkLD7bLkHrBktuVh6F-t8nB94vgFmm5LDFuerkwa833i_3gNlkBQbuWVaSmUDbPXOd9sqp7BFrIyKcwGA6AsZQ7lc77HsBshcGCgICc6O73pXajLemchNlz4VlO_19Xfc/s320/DSC01588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is "Fire" right before I released her. As you can see there is no ear abscess and she was rearing to go!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxWs_5dhS9OsZUX7AoloyTfhuxzBQLQB1mXHjmf2UIAIqIN0N64fneo2FsOgGoUjaMqVyNXtPz9u4fReTSSRi7zBY55lxFoSLGMLAK8WbwDHjwSKxwYNZYvaFt4_NqBKf0nji5GtT-vIg/s1648/DSC01589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxWs_5dhS9OsZUX7AoloyTfhuxzBQLQB1mXHjmf2UIAIqIN0N64fneo2FsOgGoUjaMqVyNXtPz9u4fReTSSRi7zBY55lxFoSLGMLAK8WbwDHjwSKxwYNZYvaFt4_NqBKf0nji5GtT-vIg/s320/DSC01589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I found a location near where we had found her but in the woods. She scampered off quickly for a turtle. Hope to see her next year. </p><p><br /></p>Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-89684963659719627672020-06-28T12:59:00.000-04:002020-06-28T12:59:01.748-04:00Turtle VisitsIn June, we had visits from three Woodland Box Turtles (<i>Terapene carolina carolina</i>). Formerly, these were named Eastern Box Turtles. The first one to see on June 6 was a delight because he was rescued 3 years ago. Here is the post from then:<br />
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"Flame" Rescue Turtle, Male, June 6, 2020</div>
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A non-scientific post I looked up online said that you could tell an approximate age of a box turtle by counting the rings on one scute on the shell. Two rings will form each year so I counted 16 so divided by 2, that makes Flame, the rescue turtle, about 8 years.<br />
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Flame has only 3 legs (one amputated during his rescue) and a scar from a likely vehicle encounter. He was found close to the road and in the driveway about 500 feet from where he was released.<br />
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"Shy" Turtle, Male, June 9, 2020</div>
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One morning, my husband alerted me that a turtle was in the mud puddle in our driveway. By the time I dressed, grabbed my camera, and went down there, I could not find the turtle. He had already left. I kept looking and finally found him hiding behind a tree on the hillside and about 10 feet from the puddle. I did see he had a red eye before he escaped into his shell to determine that he was a male. He also has about 16 rings so he maybe around 8 years old.<br />
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I named this female box turtle "Cook" because I imagined that one of the patterns resembled a cook. I believe this is a female because her eyes are brown. Once again, my husband alerted me but this time she was still in the puddle when I walked down there. She was just walking around and drinking the water, creating a trail in the mud. She did not seem afraid of me at all.<br />
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This view from the other side shows slightly different patterns. I am hoping I will be able to recognize her again from her patterns if she stops by again. I estimate she is about 6 or 7 years old.<br />
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-90175278827879236792020-06-10T17:21:00.002-04:002020-06-11T14:05:43.667-04:00Cicada Invasion Southwest Virginia is experiencing an onslaught of the 17-year cicadas. I experienced them in 1986 and 2003 but was not home all the time as I am now so it has been very interesting to watch them emerge and listen to their songs.<br />
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Cicada May 23, 2020</div>
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While a few emerged a few days before, I first noticed a number of cicadas on May 23 but with no song yet. My dogs, Daisy and Molly, noticed them right away. They ate quite a few that were still on the ground. </div>
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Most seemed to gather on this small hickory tree.</div>
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Every morning, I saw quite a few newly emerged cicadas on the ground. They stay there awhile while their wings finish forming and drying out. Then, they fly up into the trees. Every day, there were more and more.</div>
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June 8, Cicadas on Bradford Pear? </div>
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The above video is of that tree with the cicada sounds. Only the males make the sounds. In the background are more cicada sounds, more like a roar or the background music to a science fiction movie. And sometimes I hear another sound, almost like the sound of the witches' army in The Wizard of Oz. Later in the evening, the cicadas die down but a few sound like lawn sprinklers. All together they sound like a symphony during the day. We did hear the cicadas a few times in the middle of the night, probably prompted by the full moon. </div>
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After the mating, the females deposit eggs in the branches of the trees. I remember last time, it was in the last 12 inches of a branch. Once eggs hatch into larvae, feeding on the branch, they will eventually drop off and crawl back into the grouind. I remember in 2003 all the little branches on the ground. It did not hurt the trees too much. I did read it can hurt young fruit trees. </div>
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I was lamenting that there did not seem to be too many birds at our feeders in the past week or two, mostly goldfinches and downy woodpeckers (a family feeding their young). Then, I realized the cardinals and blue jays were probably feasting on the cicadas which must taste very good. My dogs eat them too. </div>
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I made this post to document their emergence on our land. I doubt my husband and I will still be living here in 2037, the next time they emerge! </div>
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As you can see from the photo, I like to put a sticker on the front, chosen from the many stickers I get from environmental organizations. Or I might glue a nice nature photo on the front. I also put the year so I don't have to put the year on every journal page.<br />
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Here is an example of one of my journal pages from years ago. I don't have the location since it is assumed it is in my backyard:<br />
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I added a little colored pencil to a sketch of the spider I saw. I usually annotate the drawing with notes on distinguishing marks to help identification.<br />
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Here's another:<br />
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This one was done in 2007. A couple of weeks later, I observed another bug, maybe the same one, on a sunflower leaf:<br />
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At the time, I did not know what the bug was but now most of us know it as the invasive, alien, and destructive stink bug. Most articles I have read say the stink bug first appeared in Virginia in 2009 but I sketched this bug in 2007. This highlights one use of nature journals in citizen science. Since the page is properly dated and includes a detailed drawing, it can be considered to be scientific evidence.<br />
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So, citizen science is one good reason to keep a nature journal. Other reasons include:<br />
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<li> help you to remember identifications </li>
<li> know when to look for flowers or birds the next year by referring to your journal.</li>
<li> use as resource for writing or art projects.</li>
<li> helps you to express your feelings about nature. </li>
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Hope you find this helpful and let me know if you have questions by emailing me at joank48@gmail.com<br />
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The American Museum of Natural History has instruction on field journal activities here:<br />
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This blog post has some good information on nature journals:<br />
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-62252858753798431182020-04-09T12:06:00.003-04:002020-05-01T15:04:24.101-04:00Spring is a Comfort!Like everyone else, I am hunkered down at home per governor's orders. I get out perhaps once a week to pick up groceries and to hunt for the elusive toilet paper package. I am thankful though I live in a beautiful part of Virginia. Most of the hiking trails have closed around here but our old logging roads and pastures provide plenty of hiking in nature. Also, I am thankful this lock down happened in spring, my favorite time of year. It's as if spring decided we are having such a difficult time that she decided to be especially beautiful this year or perhaps I am just noticing this season's beautiful.<br />
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March 27 Appalachian or Tiger Swallowtail</div>
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March 27 Falcate Orangetip Butterfly on periwinkle flower</div>
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April 3 View of neighbor's barn and Walker Mountain from top of our big pasture. </div>
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April 3 Red Maple</div>
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The red maple trees have already gone to seed so that is not what is bothering my allergies. I have been wearing an allergy mask I bought in January when I go out. A cough or sneeze can get you dirty looks in the age of COVID-19.</div>
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April 3 Pear Tree</div>
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I haven't seen the pear tree in bloom for years. This tree is a part of an old orchard on the back part of our land. Years ago, our land and most of our neighbors' land was part of a huge farm.I talked to a man who remembers going to this farm when he was a boy because his grandmother lived in an old house on our neighbor's house. The house is gone but daffodils and irises indicate its location on my neighbor's land. He said our land where our house is was a potato patch. That was before the land grew up in forest as many of the trees are 60 years or older around our house.</div>
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April 3 Virginia Pine</div>
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This Virginia Pine tree had thousands of pine cones. The last time I saw that on big Virginia Pine, the tree died the following year. But lots of saplings grew in later years. But this one is at the fence line of the big pasture so I doubt the little trees will be able to grow. </div>
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April 3 Spring Beauties with purple Wood Violets</div>
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Spring Beauties are carpeting the woods and the wood violets are especially pretty this year. The spring beauty plants each grow from a small bulb. I guess if I were starving I would dig some up.</div>
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April 4 Waterfall</div>
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April 4 Walker Creek</div>
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Fall seemed to come a little late this year with the peak around Oct. 28 (rather than Oct. 22 in earlier years). We thought we would not get much color because we had a severe drought in this part of southwestern Virginia. Six inches of rain fell in October alleviated much of the drought and may have helped the color. Nonetheless, the yellow poplar trees turned brown in late September rather than yellow. Only some of the dogwoods showed color too.</div>
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Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-10765798253735084112019-07-28T17:34:00.002-04:002019-07-28T17:36:48.072-04:00Another Turtle Visits UsFor the last 3 days, we had another eastern box turtle visit us or more accurately, our puddles in our driveway.<br />
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This turtle had buried himself partially at the edge of the puddle. He still had mud on top of his shell when I took this photo.<br />
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I washed the mud off to get a good photo of the shell patterns, the way to identify this individual. Also, I estimate his length to be only about 4-4.5 inches. I put him to the side of the driveway and found a few blackberries to feed him. </div>
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The next day, he was still in the puddle. I watched him walk pretty fast to get to the other side.<br />
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My husband set up this warning flag so we would remember to stop and move the turtle to the side when we drove out or when returning home.<br />
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The second morning my husband found the turtle upside down and these tracks right next to him. Even though box turtles can right themselves if turned upside down, this one was stuck to the mud so my husband put him upright. I think the tracks are from a raccoon who tried to eat the turtle without success. </div>
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Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-84236555538405258512019-07-18T16:20:00.001-04:002019-07-18T16:33:27.557-04:00Turtles Back to Eat BlackberriesEvery year, box turtles come back to visit our yard and eat the blackberries when they are ripe.<br />
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This one appeared on July 11, about one week after the blackberries started to ripen. I had seen one earlier in June but he was too early for blackberries.<br />
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I fed him some blackberries and he gobbled them up!<br />
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Another photo for the record--you can identify box turtles by their pattern on the shell. It does not change and is distinctive for each turtle.<br />
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Here he is readily eating the blackberries. </div>
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Another male box turtle visited today, July 18. He has a strikingly different pattern than the previous one. He also gobbled up blackberries I put in front of him. The blackberries are about done. I will leave the rest for the turtles and birds. </div>
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-69256585909326227222019-07-18T15:51:00.001-04:002019-07-18T16:34:06.991-04:00Butterfly Plant with Butterflies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year, the butterfly plants attract many butterflies.<br />
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I planted this butterfly milkweed plant 20 years ago but it has not spread that much. The most butterflies I saw were about 9 at one time, all fritillaries.<br />
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This swallowtail was flying around but did not land on the butterfly milkweed.<br />
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This common milkweed came up volunteer. <br />
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I am not sure what kind of butterfly this is or the small bee. In the past, I have noticed the common milkweed attracts small moths in the evening.<br />
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I have not done an inventory of butterflies but it appears there are fewer this year although still a good variety. Perhaps the wet weather earlier in the spring hampered the growth of caterpillars. Or, maybe the many birds we attract to our yard with our feeders is cutting down on caterpillar production.<br />
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-37924443353080752042019-05-14T11:46:00.003-04:002019-05-14T11:48:32.978-04:002019 Mt. Rogers Rally pre-hike <br />
Every year, a friend and I attend the Mt. Rogers Naturalist Rally which is held Mother's Day weekend. Like last year, we hiked from Elk Garden to beyond the Lewis Fork Wilderness Area on the Appalachian Trail.<br />
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And, fringed phacelia flowers blanked the forest floor like a light dusting of snow.<br />
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Instead of trout lilies, we found trillium. This red trillium is called wake robin (<i>Trillium erectum</i>).<br />
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That night, a man terrorized thru-hikers on the trail probably 20 miles north of where we hiked. He killed one man and injured a woman. Thankfully, they arrested him Saturday evening. But, he had terrorized hikers several times in the previous months and should have been in jail or committed to a mental institution.</div>
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We had collected lichens, mosses, Virginia Pine, Witch Hazel flowers, and Christmas Fern. When I talked about lichens, I asked the kids to pick out the different types on one small log. I used a handout on lichens and Christmas Fern which I made for the program:<br />
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“A lichen, or lichenized
fungus, is actually two organisms functioning as a single, stable unit. Lichens
comprise a fungus living in a symbiotic relationship with an alga or
cyanobacterium (or both in some instances). There are about 17,000 species of
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There are several types
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The children glued leaves to color paper. Then, they all did colored pencil drawings which I don't have any photos of unfortunately. All of the children seem to have good drawing skills for their ages.<br />
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After I arrived home, I put the Christmas Fern and Virginia Pine in a vase. The ferns only lasted a couple of days while the pine is going strong.<br />
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Fall peak foliage here is usually Oct. 20 but not this year and even last year too. Typically, dogwood trees begin turning maroon color in September. This year it was late October and as you can see from the photo above, the trees are holding their color into November.<br />
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On November 6, American Beech trees are yellow with the bright green of the Christmas ferns below. These trees keep their leaves all winter, only shedding them in early spring.<br />
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Spiderwort (<i>Tradescantia</i>) is a native wildflower that seems to love all the rain. Everyday for about a month, the flowers bloom and then fade by the afternoon. A friend gave me some spiderwort and they have done well, establishing another patch a few feet away. I am not sure which spiderwort species this is but my Field Guide to Wildflowers by the Audubon Society states that the Zigzag Spiderwort (<i>Tradescantia subaspera) </i>is found in Virginia. The guide also states that "Spiderworts are so named because the angular leaf arrangements suggests a squatting spider." I don't understand that.<br />
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The flowers are so beautiful with the bright yellow stamens. When trying to do a watercolor of them, I had to use the paint straight from the tube (See my first <a href="https://joansnaturejournal.blogspot.com/search/label/spiderwort" target="_blank">post on spiderworts</a>) to get the bright yellow.<br />
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Daisy, our golden retriever, also seems to love the rain. Throw her a ball and she does not mind getting drenched.<br />
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I attended the Mt. Rogers Naturalist Rally in southwest Virginia. Before the rally, my friend and I hiked from Elks Garden to the Lewis Fork Wilderness Area. The photo above shows how spring is about two weeks behind where I live.</div>
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On Friday evening we have a dinner and talk. Our speaker this year, Allen Boynton, talked about endangered populations of vertebrates in southern Blue ridge:<br />
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As I like to do at each rally, I chose to attend the session with the speaker which was birding. I also wanted to check out the campground. We saw and heard many birds including blue-eyed and red-eyed vireos, chestnut-sided warbler (my favorite), Canada warbler, yellow bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler, veery, wood thrush, and catbirds. We heard and saw a wood thrush. Everyone was so appreciative of their songs while I realized I hear them all the time at our home in the woods. Above the horse campground, we saw blackburnian warblers (both male and female) as well as heard ovenbirds. Dark-eyed juncos were here even though they have left our lower elevations.<br />
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On Whitetop Mountain, we went on a walk with ecologist and forester Austin Thomas who discussed why red spruce are found mostly here because of the high elevation. <br />
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The dark forest was very cool.<br />
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At the edge of the forest was an area where spruce trees were beginning to colonize. This is a research site now with naturalists helping to collect data to determine the health of the forest.<br />
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Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-42945684059773615212018-05-17T15:48:00.002-04:002018-05-17T15:48:56.478-04:00Crazy Spring! Winter and spring have been very unseasonable to say the least. January started off with bitter cold like many other years then became warmer until it was downright hot in February, days at a time so that we had ticks all winter. March was stormy, cold then warm, with our power out four different times, 10 days all total. I did not feel spring until late April. Now, May is getting hot again. <br />
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I am often asked since I live in the woods if I see any changes due to climate change. Like many old-timers, you do sense a change in the climate. Invasive plants like multi-flora rose grow all winter. But native plants vary. Some came up early like spring beauties but others like trillium waited until May when the weather was warm. I did not see any of my lovely showy orchis but others spotted them in early May, weeks later than their usual blooming period. <br />
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Our columbine bloomed first week in May while usually it blooms in early April. In fact, I put out the hummer feeders when they bloom. This year I put them out the first week in April with a hummingbird coming April 9, well before the columbine was blooming.<br />
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Today my husband found a snapping turtle in the driveway. I went down to take a photo...<br />
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I posted on Facebook (Joan Kark) and a friend sent me this NPR link:</div>
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Speaking of turtles, I moved a large box turtle to the side of the road (in the direction I thought he was going). Box turtles only have about a mile and half radius territory and should never be moved from it or they will forever wander, looking for their home. This box turtle's home, a wide strip of former woods between Walker Creek and the road, had been cleared of trees. I hope this old turtle can survive there. </div>
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Today is warm (54 degrees) and cloudy. On my way to buy a Sunday paper (can't get it delivered anymore!), I saw a pair of ducks on Walker Creek. I took this quick photo and tried to remember a few field marks (e.g. dark head, white body on one and rufous head with gray body on the other. I also saw a Great Blue Heron on the creek but he quickly flew away when I got out of the car. <br />
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I had to get my bird field guides out to identify but from the photo I figured they were Common Mergansers<i> (Mergus merganser).</i> I sketched from my field guide so I will remember next time I see them. They are migrating through to their breeding grounds in Alaska and Canada.<br />
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Finally, the flock came to our waterfall where there was plenty of water for them.<br />
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I took this photo thru the sliding glass door so it is not too clear. It seemed like the yellow on the chest was brighter than usual to me. I have always loved these birds because they look very exotic.<br />
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Afterwards, we went on a short hike thru Herritage Park. This was a very rewarding experience as a master naturalist. The students were very excited--mostly to get outside. I hope they come back to see the trees as they grow up. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-50697653622293259382017-09-20T17:39:00.001-04:002017-09-20T17:42:11.512-04:00Box Turtle Rescue! A couple months ago, I found an injured box turtle in our driveway. He was dragging his leg which was badly infected. I called around and took the turtle to Kim in Radford who then brought her to Allison Lee, a reptile specialist, from Roanoke. A vet removed the bad leg and today Allison called to say he was good to go. <br />
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He looks a lot better than when I found him in July. He also had had an ear infection. I didn't realize turtles even had ears but now I know how to tell if they have an infection and might need assistance.<br />
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Allison explains that you can identify individuals by their distinct markings on the shell. She said his marking reminded her of flames. He also of course only has 3 legs now. A notch on the upper part of the shell may indicate that he was originally hit by a vehicle. She told me how to tell he is a male: almost red (his looked like orange) eyes, top shell extends beyond bottom, and indentation in the bottom shell.<br />
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She released him about 100 feet where I found him, in the cove area where the turtle could find moisture.<br />
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I am so appreciative of Allison and her excellent rehabbing of turtles. Her organization website address is: <a href="http://wildlifecarealliance.org/">wildlifecarealliance.org</a><br />
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Did I say how much I love turtles and am so glad our land is a home for them.Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-26078035289600023032017-05-22T11:43:00.000-04:002017-05-22T11:45:59.368-04:00Appalachian Trip The previous weekend, a friend and I attended the Mt. Rogers Naturalist Rally at the Konnarock Community Center. <br />
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On the way Friday, we visited the Museum of the Middle Appalachians in <span style="background-color: white;">Saltville, Virginia.</span> <br />
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This Mastodon skull was found by Virginia Tech researchers in the area.<br />
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After the museum visit, we ate lunch at the Harvest Table Restaurant which was only a few miles away. This Restaurant is owned by Barbara Kingsolver (author of many books I have read) and features farm-to-table menu. It was so crowded--it looked like the little town was filled only with restaurant patrons. </div>
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It rained so much Friday evening that I decided to attend an indoor session Saturday morning--kids' nature activities conducted by a wildlife rehabber. He had 23 of these baby possums to feed which fascinated both adults and children.<br />
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In the afternoon, I went on the walk with the author George Constanz (<i>Hollows, Peepers, and Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology).</i> Both my husband and I had read the book in the 90s and I reread it right before the rally. George asked about the adaptations in nature such as "Why is bark rough on some trees while the bark on other trees is smooth?" </div>
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These two trillium were a lot redder in color then the previous one.<br />
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-86862405003899418382017-05-06T16:36:00.002-04:002017-05-06T16:36:52.305-04:00Natives gone wild! Spring happens so fast. Before I know it, the trees have all leafed out and we are enclosed in the forest. Toothwort and Bloodroot are long gone and replaced with wild geranium and woodland plox. <br />
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This wild geranium was transplanted years ago from the woods.<br />
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I wasn't quite sure why insects were on the geranium since they did not look like bees.<br />
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Daisy is always sniffing around the flowers.<br />
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I transplanted these sensitive ferns from our ATV road where they would have perished. They are flourishing here.<br />
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Rhododendron grow in areas around here but not on our side of the mountain so I have planted them over the years. This one I planted in the woods and it seems to have fought for the sunlight. I like the natural shape of it instead of the rounded ones that are in our yard.<br />
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<br />Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-92036904881323883122017-04-16T14:25:00.002-04:002017-04-16T14:25:41.057-04:00Love the Bluebells!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I never get tired of seeing Virginia Bluebells along Walker Creek. They are gorgeous all along the rivers.</div>
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This spring-fed waterfall is right off the road.<br />
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Bluebells line the banks of the waterfall. <br />
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This Saturday, July 16, I will make a presentation on nature journals to the 2016 Virginia Master Naturalist Class. Here is a list of resources for nature journals. Many of the links I listed on the slides on my powerpoint have been broken but all of these work: <br />
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<b>Spiderwort</b> <i>Tradescantia virginiana</i></div>
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A friend gave me some spiderwort plants last year so I planted them or more honestly just stuck them into the ground at the edge of a flower garden. This spring I noticed bluish-green leaves and almost pulled them up but then remembered that I had planted something. In early May, the spiderwort bloomed and has been blooming every since. As I learned more, I began to appreciate this native plant. <br />
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Leonard Atkins in his book <u>Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains</u> writes that botanists studied the genetics of the spiderwort because it "appears to be a link between the simple Sedges and the more advanced Lilies. The hairs on the stamens are composed of thin-walled cells, enabling easy microscopic examinations of the cytoplasm and nucleus." But my appreciation stems more from a vist to Thomas Jefferson's gardens. <br />
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On a rainy day in May, I attended a flower watercolor painting workshop at Monticello. After a demo, the instructor then told us to choose a flower and paint it. </div>
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I chose the spiderwort because it was blooming nicely (as it does on most rainy days) and because it was a native flower (and thus I could count this as advanced instruction for Master Naturalist certification). </div>
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Spring has finally arrived with a vengeance in Appalachia. I haven't posted in almost a year, mostly posting on Facebook. Today was different and I felt like I needed to return to my old friend, my nature blog. The Blood Root photo above and the Large Flowered Trillium below were taken a few weeks ago. Since then, it has been so hot and windy, the woods are dry even with some rain this week. </div>
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My melancholy has to do with the photo of Kookie below. She passed away last Saturday night, too quick for me. <br />
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This was the last photo I took of Kookie on March 27, her birthday and Easter Sunday. She was born on March 27, 2005, also an Easter Sunday. I had made her favorite dog bacon and cheese dog biscuits that morning and taken her on a walk. I was trying to get a picture of her chest since it appears to be a cross there. She was a great dog, always ready for a walk or a treat. We will miss you Kookie. </div>
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