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Nature enthusiast. Probably a witch.

Well-protected nest of Turdus migratorius (American robin), hidden by a climbing rose that is zip-tied to the interior of a fence in a protected dog run.
Moss, native grasses, and forbs sprouted through granite rocks in a utility corridor
Cypripedium acaule (pink lady’s slipper), pre-inflorescence, emerges from a layer of pine needle duff
Green, spear-shaped basal leaves of pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) emerging from crack in asphalt
White and pink bell-shaped flowers on a bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) plant.
Houstonia caerulea (azure bluet), small pale-blue flowers with yellow centers, emerging from dried leaf litter, with Cornus sericea (red osier dogwood) stems and a grow bag visible in the background
Carcasses of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), piled on asphalt sidewalk. Seeds can remain viable in the soil for several years, so this is an ongoing battle I face.
Landscaped bed near Boston’s City Hall Plaza. Image shows several rosettes of garlic mustard growing near Asparagales (iris?)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) growing in a landscaped bed near Boston’s City Hall Plaza.
ferns emerging from a forest floor that is covered in pine needles and dead leaves
Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) emerging from soil in late March
Winter-sowed lupine cotyledons emerging from mix of concrete gravel and loam
Scat from Vulpes vulpes (red fox), with human thumb for scale
Fecal matter of unknown origin on a pile of leaves
Two sundial lupine cotyledons emerging
Small garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) rosette emerging through dry oak leaves and pine needles on a forest floor.
Close view of a small shoots of Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint) emerging from soil in their second year.
Pyrenees/Bluetick Coonhound mutt making his “derp” face.