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@greywolfsjw

Nature Lover, Scientist, Tutor, Lifelong Nerd. 'Respect Nature, cuz it has no respect for you.' S.A. Scully X-Files 3X22

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Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 14h

Chicory #Wildflowers

Periwinkle blue flower blossom. Two layers of petals, matching blue stamens in the center. Blurry green mixed with brown background. At the base of the first flower's stem, there is a second, blurry flower blossom.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 14h

More clouds, more rainy forecasts, no rain. Low water in the wetlands.

A small, murky pond surrounded by a 4 foot bare zone which would normally be under water. The bare zone is surrounded by many green plants, from grass and forb, to shrub, to tree, but they are parched, too.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 3d

Yellow hawkweed #Wildfowers

A "yard weed" in the mowed grass sporting a yellow, dandelion-like flower atop a sturdy, slender stem. A curled, rusty-brown, tree leaf lies alongside.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 26d

Plate-sized

Mottled

Pearlescent

A pair of yellow

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 27d

My up-close and personal view of the wildfire smoke rolling across Michigan this morning... #Cough

A view of my front yard - grass, trees and shrubs farther out, a peek of yellow flowers in the bottom left corner. The sky is gray, the air thick with what could be fog, but is actually smoke.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· 28d

Da baby painted #turtle 😍 If you zoom in, you can see it looking right at you!

A small, dark green turtle with its nose just sticking out of its shell tucked up on a foot trail among the grass, clover and wild basil. The turtle is about the size of a U.S. 50¢ piece.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jul 3

Beautiful Jack 'O Lantern #FungiFriday

A bold, orange mushroom nestled in the green grass. It has a flat, round top with a ruffled edge. There is a dark center spot with dark, dashed flares outward from the center. Nearly resembles the Eye of Sauron.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 30

Sedges in bloom #Wetlands

Tall, green, grass-like stalks that are definitely NOT grass with sprays of green spikes at node points near the tops of the stems. Much swampy stems and greenery in the background.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 24

Just a little slice of sky yesterday afternoon #Moon

Crystal blue summer sky over raucous greenery...oak, cherry, cedar, and white-flowering elderberry in the foreground. Half moon centered in the sky.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 16

Whorled loosestrife #Wildfowers

Tucked between tall, green grasses is a multi-tier plant. It rises in levels of flat, green leaves, then small yellow flowers, then another tier of leaves, then flowers again. It's like a candle in the wetlands.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 14

This is why I let the milk weed grow no matter where it comes up...in the forsythia, in the yews...This one happens to be alongside the lane through the wetland, right where it belongs 😀 #Monarch #Butterfly

A large, horizontally striped caterpillar, black, white and yellow, on the underside of a large milkweed leaf. A cluster of pink flower buds dangles just below. Many more milkweed leaves and blossoms are visible in the background.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 11

Lanceleaf tickseed coreopsis My first blossom of the season! #Wildflowers

A round yellow flower with many petals in multiple layers.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Jun 10

#Strawberry #PureMichigan

Close-up of a small, unripe strawberry hanging from an arched stem among the plant's green leaves. The surrounding ground is covered with dry, brown oak leaves.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 31

I did get just a bit closer 😅

Snapping turtle, large, watching me...

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 31

Snapping turtle, size large, crossing our path... #Turtle

A Large snapping turtle, looking very dinosaur-like, crossing a grassy path in the sunshine as evening settles in. The turtle is dark and wet with algae on its carapace. There are shadowed trees in the background and more shadows in the foreground.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 19

Painted turtle #PureMichigan #Turtle

A medium sized turtle, green with yellow stripes along its head and neck and red stripes down its legs, rests in the shade among dried grass and fallen oak leaves. There are some green sedges in the background.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 11

Southern Michigan 10 pm EDT May 10, 2024 What a night!

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 8

Name the first album you ever owned. Played it on my pink and white box record player until it was more scratches than grooves 😅

Captain Kangaroo's "Good Morning, Captain" 33 speed vinyl record

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 5

A cardinal's nest tucked under the blackberry canes and autumn olives. #BirdNest

Close up of a bird's nest tucked between the branches of an autumn olive. Woven with blackberry canes and grape vines, it is about 3 feet off the ground. It holds 3 eggs which are white with reddish brown speckles, each a slightly different shape and size from the others.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· May 3

Wild crabapple flowers. The scent is divine. #TreeFlowers

Three white flowers with 5 petals and pink speckles on a tree branch with green leaves. "The Woods" is blurred in the background.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 28

The Replacement #ThickTrunkTuesday

A small sapling has sprung up right next to the short stump of a dead oak tree. A mowed, green lawn stretches up to a house beyond the stump and sapling. Visible to the side of the sapling is part of the trunk of a much larger oak tree.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 22

Spring in the #wetland Crystal blue "summer" sky, 28°F 😆

Wetland area in spring...open water with green sedges along the edges and lily pads dotting the surface surrounded by trees just starting to bud, all under a clear blue sky.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 14

#ThickTrunkTuesday

A long dead poplar tree, shaggy bark blowing in the breeze. Many smaller trees reach into a cloudy, light gray sky as a backdrop.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 8

Could be a northern ribbon snake

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 8

My first snake sighting of the year...I'm thinking Butler's garter snake #FriendShaped

Hidden among the brown oak leaves in the middle of a well-beaten trail is a long, slender snake. It has yellow, green and white stripes.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Apr 1

My first of this year was a young Blanding's turtle, yesterday 😃 #turtle

6 inch long turtle with a yellow chin and algae on his beautifully patterned carapace.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Mar 31

If you see this drop a hero with a sword

He-Man and the Sword of Power

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Mar 31

Someday... #ThickTrunkTuesday

Hickory bud at the tip of a slender branch.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Mar 30

Somebody's watching you! #OdocoileusVirginianus

There is a white-tailed deer standing back in the "brush." Early spring, still dead and brown, a mix of blackberry canes, autumn olives, golden rod, red cedar and a downed oak provide cover.

Greywolf 🐺@greywolfsjw· Mar 19

The wetland has polka dots this morning! 😄 #PureMichigan #MarshMadness

After a thaw and refreeze, the pond in the middle of a large wetland has melt circles in the snow covering the thin ice. Barren hardwoods and shrubs surround the pond. The snow has all melted except on the pond ice.