Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Winter’s Discontent

It’s a bleak time of year for lifeforms. Here are the remains of a mushroom.
A knotty knot.
Wrong-way icicle (not on the receiving end of one dripping from above).
Owl pellet.
Mantis ootheca.
Sap run.

mthew

2 responses to “Winter’s Discontent”

  1. Charles McAlexander

    oh-uh-thee-kuh. Had to look it up. Didn’t know if that was a winter sleeping bag for one bug or a bag of eggs waiting for spring. It’s eggs. Is hatching determined by temperature, photo period or calendar date? Something to look forward to.

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  2. andy newman

    bleak is beautiful!

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