Nov 15 2015

Violets – 15 November 2015 – Fletcher Park

Fletcher Park Violets - 15 Nov 2015 Fletcher Park Violet - 15 Nov 2015

Oct 11 2015

At Biltmore with Martha – 11 October 2015

Sep 07 2015

Slender Gerardia or Slenderleaf False Foxglove

Slender Gerardia [Agalinis tenuifolia] found at Fletcher Park on 7 September 2015. It’s a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 254-255 states that it blooms in summer and fall in dry woods and fields. Newcomb’s lists the scientific name asGerardia tenuifolia.
USDA Plants Listing: Agalinis tenuifolia

Slender Gerardia at Fletcher Park - 7 September 2015

Slender Gerardia at Fletcher Park – 7 September 2015

Slender Gerardia (many) - 7 September 2015

Slender Gerardia (many) – 7 September 2015

Slender Gerardia - Wallpaper - 7 Sep 2015

Slender Gerardia – Wallpaper – 7 Sep 2015

Aug 30 2015

Geographical Reference Points – From West to East

Going from West to East:

Latitude, Longitude
Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States 61° 50′ 33″N, 165° 35’W
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 49° 1′ 48″N, 122° 49′ 48″W
Hope, British Columbia, Canada 49° 22′ 48″N, 121° 25′ 48″W
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States 33° 45′ 11″N, 118° 22′ 3″W
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada 51°N, 118° 10′ 48″W
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico 21° 7′ 12″N, 101° 41′ 24″W
Deer Park, Illinois, United States 42° 9′ 59″N, 88° 5′ 10″W
Scottsboro, Alabama, United States 34° 38′ 41″N, 86° 2′ 54″W
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States 42° 40′ 29″N, 83° 14′ 37″W
Fletcher, North Carolina, United States 35° 25′ 58″N, 82° 30′ 27″W
Leesburg, Florida, United States 28° 49′ 22″N, 81° 53′ 9″W
London, Ontario, Canada 42° 58′ 12″N, 81° 14′ 24″W
Saint Marys, Ontario, Canada 43° 15’N, 81° 7′ 48″W
Belleville, Ontario, Canada 44° 10′ 12″N, 77° 22′ 48″W
Kingston, Ontario, Canada 44° 13′ 48″N, 76° 30’W
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 45° 25′ 12″N, 75° 42′ 36″W
Ogdensburg, New York, United States 44° 42′ 33″N, 75° 27′ 48″W
Hermon, New York, United States 44° 28′ 1″N, 75° 13′ 52″W
Massena, New York, United States 44° 55′ 44″N, 74° 53′ 35″W
Lake Placid, New York, United States 44° 19’N, 73° 58’W
Colonie, New York, United States 42° 43′ 15″N, 73° 49′ 54″W
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 45° 31′ 12″N, 73° 34′ 12″W
Burlington, Vermont, United States 44° 29′ 31″N, 73° 14′ 22″W
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 42° 22′ 33″N, 71° 7′ 6″W
Rockport, Massachusetts, United States 42° 38′ 27″N, 70° 37′ 13″W
North Cape Light, Prince Edward Island, Canada 47° 3′ 28″N, 63° 59′ 48″W
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 44° 40′ 12″N, 63° 36′ 36″W
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 46° 14′ 24″N, 63° 8′ 24″W
East Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada 46º 27’N, 61º 58’W
Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom 57° 18’N, 6° 15’W
London, England, United Kingdom 51° 30′ 26″N, 7′ 39’W

Aug 20 2015

Fireweed or Great Willow Herb

Fireweed or Great Willow Herb [Epilobium angustifolium] found near Cedar Dunes Provincial Park at West Point, Prince Edward Island on 20 August 2015. It’s a member of the Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 130-131, states it blooms in Summer and early Fall on roadsides, in clearings, and burned woodlands. It is quite prevalent along roadsides here in PEI with its distinctive purple shoots. Another shot below was found near Point Prim on 21 August 2015.

USDA Plants Listing: Epilobium angustifolium

Fireweed (top) - 20 August 2015

Fireweed (top) – 20 August 2015

 

Fireweed - West Point, PEI - 20 August 2015

Fireweed – West Point, PEI – 20 August 2015

Fireweed (in numbers) at Point Prim - 21 Aug 2015

Fireweed (in numbers) at Point Prim – 21 Aug 2015

Aug 20 2015

The Canadian Potato Museum

Martha and Dan’s visit to the Canadian Potato Museum in O’Leary, Prince Edward Island, Canada on 20 August 2015.

Aug 19 2015

At the Philadelphia Airport (PHL) – 19 August 2015

As seen at the Philadelphia Airport, 19 August 2015

Aug 16 2015

Meadow Beauty or Handsome Harry

Meadow Beauty or Handsome Harry [Rhexia virginica] found in our backyard in Fletcher on 26 August 2015. It’s a member of the Meadow Beauty (Rhexia) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 160-161, states it blooms in summer in low meadows and sandy swamps.

USDA Plants Listing: Rhexia virginica

Meadow Beauty or Handsome Harry (closeup) - 16 Aug 2015

Meadow Beauty or Handsome Harry (closeup) – 16 Aug 2015

Meadow Beauty (two) - 16 Aug 2015

Meadow Beauty (two) – 16 Aug 2015

Meadow Beauty (yellow stamens) - 16 Aug 2015

Meadow Beauty (yellow stamens) – 16 Aug 2015

Aug 08 2015

Prince Edward Island Trip – 2015

Dan and Martha PEI trip, August 2015  Prince Edward Island
Name Website Notes of interest Must do?? General location on PEI Day to go
Clark’s Sunny Isle Motel, Summerside Sunny Isle Motel place to stay, 720 Water Street East, Summerside YES!! south central Thursday – Tuesday
Eptek Art Center, Summerside Eptek Art Center 130 Heather Moyse Dr., Summerside C1N 5Y8 maybe Summerside  Wednesday
Sunny’s Dairy Bar 559 Water Street, Summerside close to motel Summerside  Wed. Night
The Mussel Shack 150 Heather Moyse Drive, Summerside, PE C1N 5Y8 close to motel Summerside Wed. Night
Canadian Potato Musem, O’Leary Canadian Potato Museum Potatoes!! YES!! – Photos west end of PEI Thursday
If you build it – You TubeBack Road Folk Art, Elmsdale, PEI If you build it…. Largest Hand-Held Egg Beater in Lauretta, PEI (near St. Louis)  Thursday
West Point Light House Museum West Point Light House beautiful view, exercise north west Thursday
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park Cedar Dunes Wildflowers and more…. YES West Point, O’Leary Thursday
North Cape coastal drive, PEI North Cape Drive scenic ocean drive with interesting attractions starting from Summerside YES!!  Thursday
College of Piping, Summerside College of Piping Celtic music, last concert is August 20th yes Summerside Thursday
Skinner’s Pond, Stompin Tom Collins Skinners Pond & Stompin Tom Connors northern tip of PEI, Stompin Tom attended school here North west tip of PEI T.B.D.
Aboriginal Forest Walk, O’Leary PEI Aboriginal Forest Walk hike in the woods west end of PEI
MacPhail Homestead, Orwell MacPhail Homestead Homestead and garden tours available Wednesday thru Sunday, 271 Macphail Park Road, Orwell, PE C0A2E0 yes, same day as Ricks Fish & Chips southeast of Charlottetown Friday, closed Monday & Tuesday
McPhail woods wild flower listing McPhail Woods Wildflowers Friday
Orwell Bay tour Orwell Bay tour Scottish/Celtic heritage of PEI, east coast drive, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, built in 1824, Orwell Bay
Includes MacPhail Homestead		 Destination – Point Prim Lighthouse southeast of Charlottetown Friday
St. Paul’s Church ,Anglican St. Paul’s Church 101 Prince Street
Charlottetown, PEI —Nut Free’		 Charlottetown Saturday
Charlottetown Farmer’s Market Charlottetown Farmer’s Market Saturday’s until 2pm Charlottetown Saturday
Receiver Coffee, Charlottetown no web page, good coffee shop 128 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A1H7, Canada Charlottetown Saturday
Paderno cookware, made on PEI Paderno Cookware Charlottetown Paderno Clearance Centre 10 McCarville Street West Royalty Industrial Park 902-629-2360 Charlottetown Saturday
Dave’s Lobster Dave’s Lobster Founders’ Hall, 6 Prince Street
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P5		 yes, if we go to Charlottetown Charlottetown Saturday
Jewell’s Country Market Jewell’s Country Market PEI country market in York and Marshfield, goats near Charlottetown Saturday
Lennox Island Mi’kmaq Cultural Centre Lennox Island.com 8 Eagle Feather Trail
Lennox Island, PE C0B 1P0		 north of Summerside, same day as Green Gable? Sunday
The Bottle House, Cap Egmont The Bottle House gardens and unique buildings, Cap-Egmont, PEI, North coast 25km west of Summerside  Sunday
Frosty Treat Dairy Bar, Kensington Frosty Treat Dairy Bar 109 Victoria St W, Kensington, PE C0B 1M0, Canada you bet north of Summerside Sunday
Anne of Green Gables Green Gables House located in Cavendish, north central PEI maybe with Lennox Centre North central PEI Sunday
Rick’s Fish & Chips, St Peter’s Rick’s Fish & Chips St-Peters Bay, PE C0A 2A0 (near light house) yes, along with MacPhail Homestead Northeast side of PEI  Monday
Greenwich beach and dunes Greenwich beach and dunes near St.Peter’s Bay near Rick’s Fish and Chips  Monday
The Maroon Pig Café and Gallery, Georgetown Maroon Pig Café 37 Water St, Georgetown, PE C0A 1L0, Canada, take-out only east central coast  Monday
Halifax Public Gardens Spring Garden Road & South Park St., Halifax Tuesday
Halifax Board Walk Halifax Tuesday
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax Tuesday
Canadian Museum of Immigration Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax Tuesday
Thunder Cove beautiful red sand beach  Darnley, north central shore
PEI lighthouses PEI Lighthouses map of light houses all over the island
Confederation Trail Confederation Trail hiking trail on old T-Can line across the entire island, east to west
A fisherman’s gotta fish – You Tube A fisherman’s gotta fish Tractors in the water. Really?
Honeydew Apiaries in Canoe Cove Honeydew Apiaries  between Charlottetown and Summerside
PEI Flavors PEI Flavours local food sources all over PEI
Long PEI winter 2015 Long PEI winter 2015
Lonely Planet PEI sites Lonely Planet PEI sites
New Glasgow Lobster supper New Glasgow Lobster local lobster feed north of summerside
Cardigan Lobster supper Cardigan Lobster supper  eastern PEI
Wind & Reef Seafood Restaurant at North Cape, Tignish beautiful sunset, lighthouse, wind farm  North west
5 things to hate and love about PEI 5 things to hate and love about PEI
Tide times for PEI Tide times for PEI
Colville oysters, Souris Colville oysters, Souris unique oysters eastern PEI coast

Aug 01 2015

Allegheny Monkeyflower

Allegheny Monkeyflower [Mimulus ringens] found at Fletcher Park on 1 August 2015. It’s a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 100-101 states that it blooms in summer and early fall in wet places. The book also states:

The throat is partially closed with a yellow-ridged palate, so that the flower somewhat resembles a grinning face.

USDA Plants Listing: Mimulus ringens

Monkey Flower at Fletcher Park - 1 August 2015

Monkey Flower at Fletcher Park – 1 August 2015

Monkey Flower (above) - 1 August 2015

Monkey Flower (above) – 1 August 2015