Befriending a Tree
Connect with a tree to be present and savor the moment.
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Befriending a Tree
Connect with a tree to be present and savor the moment.
Spinning of the Seasons
A juvenile cardinal perches on a tree branch and gazes around. While it already has the distinctive cardinal crest, it will be another month or two before this bird develops its adult plumage and orange-red bill.
Burnished Colors of Summer
New England asters are easy to identify: deep purple ray flowers with bright golden disk flowers in the center.
A Tree’s Death is Not the End
My birch spoon was lovelier than any I had ever bought for cooking (surely because I had made it). As much as I began to embrace my new hobby, I had to remember the goal: find an organization who can benefit from Arboretum wood.
These Golden Days
Roses remind me of my Dad, so I take a longer pause than usual. He would’ve smiled at this one for sure. It is a true English-style rose with a fruity scent that butterflies and pollinators adore.
25 Things to do in September 2022
Unwind with an evening under a full moon, buy a handblown glass pumpkin, watch the colors change and more at the Arb this month.
Spring Peeper Meadow—Not Just for Spring!
A grasshopper perches beside bottle gentian blossoms. These flowers don’t open, so are pollinated almost exclusively by bumble bees, one of the only insects strong enough to push apart the petals and get inside.
A scientist turned artist: Pamela Sukhum
Minnesota-born Thai-American painter uses chemistry skills to make her canvases glow
Walk with Awe
Seek inspiration and wonder on your next walk and find happiness.
As Summer Wanes…
The dahlia trial garden is buzzing with bees, flies, and hungry hummingbirds.
Nature Notes 