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Plus/Minus

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I’m not talking hockey stats here. (I am a big fan of the game for those of you who don’t know me.) I’m talking Celsius degrees. We currently are experiencing a plus temperature reading during the day time and a minus temperature at night.  The frosty images in recent and upcoming posts are likely taken first thing in the morning.  This one was captured late one drizzly afternoon.  Not only was I drawn to the brillant reds of the apples in contrast to the greyness of the late fall day, but the way the gentle rain clung to the fruit.

Quintessential fall

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Is there anything that says ‘fall’ more than apples? Okay, besides coloured leaves…

I love how these are so not perfect – home grown and irregular. (No, I didn’t grow them. They were gratefully accepted from a friend.)

Crimson Carnivore

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This is what I was after! The pitcher plant, sarracenia purpurea, in abundant glory.

(Provincial flower of Newfoundland and Labrador, by the way.)

“Classified as carnivorous rather than insectivorous because consumption includes not only insects

but also isopods, mites, spiders, and the occasional small frog.”

 Small frog?!!

It’s not the flowers, but the leaves at the base of the plant that are the trap.

The hairs in the ‘pitcher’ act like a spike belt preventing prey from escaping.

Geared up

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I’ve been in search of a particular flower I’d only seen once before, on a trip to Seseganaga Lake (one of our outpost cabin locations).  A friend of mine recently came across some in a bog way back off some bush road.  A friend of his knew of a location nearer town and more easily accessed.  Brad & I headed out to check out the area.  We determined it was going to require some additional gear.  We returned a few days later with bug jackets and hipwaders.


Brad snapped these shots of me.  In the next post, I’ll share what I saw through my lense…

Red speckled

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Our regular morning walk takes us through trails at Lilypad Lake. At the east entrance to the park, the wood chip lined pathways are currently speckled with tiny green and red leaves.