Blue Jay Barrens

Young Fence Lizards have suddenly begun showing up everywhere at Blue Jay Barrens.   I don’t know if the hatch has been that much great...

I take a weekly walk along the fence row to see how the plants are responding to my clearing efforts of last winter.   Invasive plants ...

Late August is a time of tall plants at Blue Jay Barrens. One of the most conspicuous is Wingstem, which can easily reach nine feet tal...

The Carolina Grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina , has always been one of my favorites.   That’s partially because it’s such a large, sho...

A Common Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis , managed to establish itself beside the barn.   This is a native biennial that prefers gr...

I’ve been hearing the buzz of summer Cicadas for several weeks.   Periodic storms strip the trees of spent nymphal skins, but the conti...

All species show variations, but I think those differences are most noticed when they deal with color.   Every year I find a few plants...