Wednesday, July 20, 2011

July 20/ Nature Notes

Seen from the road

Some of what can be seen these days as vacationers travel Ontario roads. The largest square is a mama donkey and her baby. Cute, eh?

Moving clockwise: Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis),  Sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta), common St.John's-wort (Hypericum perforatum), common goat's-beard (Tragopogon dubius) seed head and burdock (Arctium minus).

Please note that I include the botanical names because they remain the same around the world but the common names vary.

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31 comments:

  1. LeoraJuly 20, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Love the goat's beard. Looks like a dandelion puff! And burdock photo is so pretty. Great captures.

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  2. Yogi♪♪♪July 20, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Something about donkeys is very humorous, and cute.

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  3. KateJuly 20, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    You arrange your collages very artfully.

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  4. KathyJuly 20, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    I love donkeys. I want a couple. My mom (age 90 - almost) would have a fit!

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  5. MalyssJuly 20, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I'm impressed by your knowledge in botanical things..
    i like the baby donkey! so cute!

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  6. HalcyonJuly 20, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Very pretty. I like the donkeys especially. :)

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  7. DarlaJuly 20, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Those donkeys are indeed cute.

    Darla

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  8. ShammickiteJuly 20, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    How funny that you should post a pic of a mama donkey and her baby. I had a dream last night that I had a donkey in my back yard and she had a baby donkey! Weird eh?

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  9. TexWisGirlJuly 20, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    how sweet! love the baby donkey!

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  10. Tanya BreeseJuly 20, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    love your collage! super cute donkeys!!

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  11. Cezar and LéiaJuly 20, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Your collage today bring sweet memories to my heart from my childhood at our farm in Brazil, thanks so much! :)
    Love the baby donkey!
    Léia

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  12. Lois EvensenJuly 20, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Very nice. The little donkey is so cute.

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  13. juliecacheJuly 20, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    very nice. I'm amazed at your blogging consistency.

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  14. stardustJuly 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Mother and baby donkeys are picture-perfect! I'm also impressed with the purity of white flowers and universe-like fluff. We eat burdock roots. I love your collage.

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  15. LowellJuly 20, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    You always do these so well. I had thought that sometime I'd try to do such a collage, but then gave it up - I didn't want to make an ass of myself! :-)

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  16. JackJuly 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    You are a pretty smart patootie, EG, knowing the generic and common names of all those plants. I even have an app for this on my iPhone but I don't think I could find them very easily.

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  17. Small City ScenesJuly 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    I always liked your mosaics and the additions of the donkeys is great. MB

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  18. Martha ZJuly 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    You're right, botanical names reduce confusion as the same common name can be applied to different plants and the same plant often has many common names.

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  19. LowellJuly 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Hi E.G. - No, I didn't send the hot weather to you...I'm afraid this is just the beginning of some climate changes we're not going to like. Right now, at high tide, parts of downtown Miami are 3-4 inches under water! According to climate scientists, the seas are rising much faster than they had predicted!

    It's hot here, but not as hot as you are. And 90 degrees this time of year is fairly normal.

    Re the watering of plants: All of these plants are watered via in-ground sprinklers. As I understand it, the water used is reclaimed water (non-potable) from the ponds in Stone Creek. So, that's a good thing. Same is true of the golf course.

    Fortunately, we usually get a shower or two (or storm) in the afternoons and they also bring much-needed water!

    Hope you're doing well. Keep out of the sun!

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  20. CarverJuly 20, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I love the donkey and its baby. Also enjoy seeing what's growing in your neck of the woods.

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  21. MadSnapperJuly 20, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    great collage, love the donkeys

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  22. RedPatJuly 20, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Another fine collage. Love those donkeys!

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  23. kayerjJuly 20, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    the flowers are so pretty and that baby burro is precious.

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  24. RoseJuly 20, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Ahhh--I love the one of the donkeys.

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  25. GeorgeJuly 20, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    This is another great Nature Notes collage.

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  26. Rambling WoodsJuly 20, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Goat's Beard is on my life to plant.. How do you know all these plants...you should write a guide for your area.....amazing

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  27. eileeninmdJuly 21, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    I love the donkeys too, the baby is so cute. Beautiful mosaic and photos.

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  28. eileeninmdJuly 21, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    I love the donkeys too, the baby is so cute. Beautiful mosaic and photos.

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  29. ArijaJuly 21, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    I just itching to blow the thistledown off that dandelion head. Great little baby donkey although after having had two donkey I never could wish for another one.

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  30. jabblogJuly 21, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Donkeys are very appealing - I wish I had room for one or two:-)

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  31. KaHollyJuly 25, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Very nice collage of all things fresh and summery!

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