Tag Archives: Nature

Scene from Knox Farm, 11-16-23

Posted on November 29, 2023 by ksedinger

I was at Knox Farm State Park the other day, and a theme that emerged in that day’s photography was “Fallen Giants”. I took a lot of photos of fallen trees and decaying stumps. I’m of the view that trees … Continue reading →

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To the eternal flame

Posted on November 20, 2023 by ksedinger

Erie County’s Chestnut Ridge park is one of my favorite places and has been for years. This park, larger than New York City’s Central Park, is set on the side of one of the higher hills to the south of … Continue reading →

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Fungus Among Us

Posted on November 10, 2023 by ksedinger

Both taken last Sunday morning at Chestnut Ridge Park:  

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Behold the Hunter!

Posted on October 23, 2023 by ksedinger

I took Hobbes outside this morning to do his business (he’s still hobbled up, so we can’t just let him out to do his thing in the backyard, we have to actually leash him up and walk him over to … Continue reading →

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And now, some wisdom:

Posted on October 9, 2023 by ksedinger

Beware the Candy Corn Fungus!!! Taken at the Charles Burchfield Art and Nature Center, West Seneca, NY. And apparently, believe it or not, it actually tastes like chicken!  

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“In spider’s web a truth discerning”

Posted on October 6, 2023 by ksedinger

Enlargeable version here. I took this photo last Sunday while walking around the Charles Burchfield Art and Nature Center in West Seneca, one of this region’s underknown gems. It was a stunning morning, because the fog had not yet lifted … Continue reading →

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In our neighbors’ yard…

Posted on September 25, 2023 by ksedinger

…there are frequently deer to be seen. That little one’s antlers are starting to come in!  

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A vicarious adventure

Posted on September 24, 2023 by ksedinger

The Wife and I honeymooned around New England: a couple of days on Cape Cod, a couple of days in Boston, and then we road-tripped through New Hampshire and Vermont on our way home. One thing I wish we’d had … Continue reading →

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A metamorphosis, completed

Posted on September 20, 2023 by ksedinger

You may remember me writing a few weeks ago about the Monarch butterfly caterpillar we found in the milkweed outside our front door, and its turning up again a few days later as a chrysalis clinging to the siding of … Continue reading →

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A metamorphosis, in progress

Posted on August 30, 2023 by ksedinger

When we moved to WNY way back in 1981, my grandmother visited and noticed that our new backyard had a lot of milkweed in it. She told me that milkweed is a preferred plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, and we … Continue reading →

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