I enjoy your pictures. You seem to really enjoy nature.
Have you noticed a change in what plants are around? For the longest time, if I saw a field of short, yellow flowers that I could not make out, I'd probably assume they were dandelions. Now, I'd think bird's-foot trefoil, which I find pretty up close.
And in the Great Meadows Concord years ago, I remember seeing signs explaining invasive plants. I'm guessing one was purple loosestrife. This summer, I feel like suddenly I see it everywhere (along highways and roads in the Greater Boston Area; ditto as I drove to Ithaca, NY, and definitely along roads and next to lawns in that area).
I find change this fast a bit unnerving.
Oh, and I love red meat. The NYT had an article that says the lone star tick and alpha-gal syndrome are so widespread in Martha's Vineyard that there's been a real impact on diet and what restaurants serve. One baker can't eat most of her own products, and one man thinks he fainted from an allergic reaction to BBQ smoke. Plus sugar and other foods processed with charcoal made from bones need to be avoided. Eek!
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Have you noticed a change in what plants are around? For the longest time, if I saw a field of short, yellow flowers that I could not make out, I'd probably assume they were dandelions. Now, I'd think bird's-foot trefoil, which I find pretty up close.
And in the Great Meadows Concord years ago, I remember seeing signs explaining invasive plants. I'm guessing one was purple loosestrife. This summer, I feel like suddenly I see it everywhere (along highways and roads in the Greater Boston Area; ditto as I drove to Ithaca, NY, and definitely along roads and next to lawns in that area).
I find change this fast a bit unnerving.
Oh, and I love red meat. The NYT had an article that says the lone star tick and alpha-gal syndrome are so widespread in Martha's Vineyard that there's been a real impact on diet and what restaurants serve. One baker can't eat most of her own products, and one man thinks he fainted from an allergic reaction to BBQ smoke. Plus sugar and other foods processed with charcoal made from bones need to be avoided. Eek!