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Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape

November 13, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Bestiary, Apple Trees, Apples, Autumn Landscape, Cotinus, Crabapple, Dragon Blood, Japanese Maple, Metasequoia, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', South Field, Viburnum, Warblers

Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape

November 13, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Bestiary, Apple Trees, Apples, Autumn Landscape, Cotinus, Crabapple, Dragon Blood, Japanese Maple, Metasequoia, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', South Field, Viburnum, Warblers

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Eastern Tailed-Blue and Summer Azure

April 12, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 continues with two little Blues of the Gossamer-wings family. Last year in July, I had an exciting first capture of an Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas, which I spotted along the edge of the south field. A bit smaller than the Summer Azure, these small beauties are also considered common throughout most of the eastern half of North America.  The Eastern Tailed-Blue has three flights beginning around the middle of May through the first part of June, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, Bluebird, Butterflies, Butterflies of 2012, Early Spring Landscape, Eastern Tailed-Blue, South Field, Summer Spring Azure, Tree Swallows

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Eastern Tailed-Blue and Summer Azure

April 12, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 continues with two little Blues of the Gossamer-wings family. Last year in July, I had an exciting first capture of an Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas, which I spotted along the edge of the south field. A bit smaller than the Summer Azure, these small beauties are also considered common throughout most of the eastern half of North America. The Eastern Tailed-Blue has three flights beginning around the middle of May through the first part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, Bluebird, Butterflies, Butterflies of 2012, Early Spring Landscape, Eastern Tailed-Blue, South Field, Summer Spring Azure, Tree Swallows

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