Posts by Anita

Honey Locust: Defanged

Posted by on Jul 15, 2016 in plant parts, summer, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Honey Locust: Defanged

Honey locust, in Manhattan’s Central Park, has thorns. Big thorns. Not just little prickers, great huge whomping thorns, six inches long and iron hard.

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Happy Fourth of July!

Posted by on Jul 4, 2016 in holiday, summer, Unmowed Blog | 1 comment

Happy Fourth of July!

As John Adams put it, “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.”

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Pigeons: Two in the Bird Bath

Posted by on Jun 30, 2016 in birds, summer, Unmowed Blog, wildlife | 2 comments

Pigeons: Two in the Bird Bath

Putting up a bird bath, and keeping it clean and full is one of the nicest things you can do for birds in summer. Pigeons take the plunge!

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Down By the River

Posted by on Jun 26, 2016 in summer, Unmowed Blog | 4 comments

Down By the River

I wouldn’t trade my swimming hole (Schoharie Creek) for a thousand pools with turquoise water. I’ll take the smell of river mud over chlorine any day.

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Birdsfoot Trefoil: What’s in a Name?

Posted by on Jun 20, 2016 in flowers, summer, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Birdsfoot Trefoil: What’s in a Name?

Birdsfoot trefoil. You probably see it on every summer’s day. It’s the froth of little yellow blossoms that line roadways and pop out of sidewalk cracks.

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