holding out

[OT from cottage renovations]

the Grove, like many places out of time, is facing developmental and financial pressure both along its borders and within.  some of these others are further away but the setting and problems are familiar. 

scattering seed

[OT from cottage renovations]

the air temperature hovered around the freezing mark most of the day but finally worked its way higher in the afternoon, with some help from the full sun coming down through a clear sky.  the signs of seasonal change are there if one looks: it may be too cold for anything else to come into bloom, but there's more to it than that. 

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Woodward Park

this vine is growing up a  telephone  utility pole along Oak Street.  high up in the air its pods have opened, letting the seeds fall where they may. 

( ... two more ... )

Campsis radicans

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upper field

the field hosts many cauls, almost all of them on single stem plants.  for the sake of variety, this is on one with branches. 

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Woodward Park

meanwhile, back in the park, the martin house is being perched on by this little one: those feathers are keeping it warm enough to disregard the icicles coming down from the split PVC pipe roof tiles.