#woodland geranium

[microcosmicobservations]

Geranium maculatum

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[vandaliatraveler]

Update from the native wildflower beds: the creeping woodland phlox (Phlox stolonifera) is now in full, vigorous bloom. This graceful, shade-loving perennial has a mat-forming habit that makes it an ideal ground cover. The plant's hairy, red-tinged stems, which sport delicate, spoon-shaped leaves, spread freely and need an occasional manicure to keep them from taking over. Also in bloom are the heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) and eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), whose tall, elegant flowering stalks are producing masses of flowers (it must like the location). The wild geranium is also loaded up with flowers (photos to come).

[riverwindphotography]

Gifts from mountain and woodland

From the top: Yellow columbine, purple penstemon and aster, wild pink sticky  geranium, and delicate blue harebells coloring the wind.

(c) riverwindphotography, July 2022

[bebemoon]

which flowers and plants (and any other items from nature) would you wear in your hair in every season?

oooh, cute<3

. autumn . dried, dead, withered leaves and other woodland floor detritus- a nice long-vacant spider's web is not to be overlooked. wreathing the face- framing it in the crisp golden corpses of the season. brown roses, if manageable.

. winter . glassy ice-sheathed branches, hewn holly leaves, red and white berry crowns, hair glinting with ice and snow. as a side note: i think it would be cool to make ice in the shape of tiny droplets (like pearls) and then- adhere them into just the tips of hair/tresses of hair. at the very least, the sound of so many ice beads clattering together as you move might sound nice... anway, yeah. more dead and gnarled twigs and blackened, frost-bitten flowers. that kind of thing.

. spring . petals on face, new bloomage gathered by hand to be tucked hither and thither- no wrong answers here, in my opinion. fresh pink flowers, mostly, though. nothing over-bright until summer. iris, jasmine, cherry blossom, hyssop, astilbe, cabbage rose.

. summer . ideally, the below- but if you come by (because maybe you don't have water spirits in your local scummy pond or lake) a massive lotus/water lily for your head, consider just dropping a lil lilypad on top of your hair like a beret. don't be afraid to use nature to keep cool- for wide-brim sun protection. queen protea, hydrangea, coneflower, larkspur, water lily, sun flower, geranium .

[speakingofnature]

Brown-belted Bumblebee

Wild Geraniums, at bloom in the shady woodlands of Iowa, are now being visited by the queen bumblebees. The large Brown-belted Bumblebee bends the delicate flowers down as it gathers the much-needed pollen.

[photozoi]

Living in the Woods. In the summer we keep a fire break around the house, and I mow with a push mower so as to make sure not to just mow indiscriminately. Native, fire resistant plants are allowed to remain.

We are fighting several invasive plant species right now, and so the mowing is extended to keep them at bay while we figure out how to destroy them without destroying the habitats they are attacking. Ivy, Archangel, Shining Geranium, the Bedamned Buttercups...they and their friends have no place here in our part of the PNW.

We are trying not to put any more poisons into the environment, but may have to utilize some as a last resort, and are working with the Watershed Council in our preservation efforts. You will see tarps in my photos occasionally, covering what otherwise looks to be beautiful woodland. They are there to try and deal with the Shining Geranium that has exploded in our county. Look carefully and you can see some tarping on the right in the bottom photo.

The two side by side photos above that show the slide the beaver are using to come and go from the creek. The Archangel is also highly visible. I have walked up the creek, past our place and up into the Forest and the Archangel is everywhere. Crowding out the native species. I could just cry.

[cedar-glade]

Richardson preserve, Hamilton, Ohio. Mesic woodland, alkaline

Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium

Iodanthus pinnatifidus, Purple Rocket

[dansnaturepictures]

04/10/23-Lakeside and home

Photos taken in this set: 1. A bright and beautiful Brimstone which I got brilliant views of on the laurel hedge around the bowl, an exciting moment getting quite rare intimate views of it landed. A lovely moment with what was my first butterfly species of the year and a star of it. It shall be interesting to see if I see an increase in butterflies about if the predicted higher temperatures come. 2. Lovely bee on bright purple lavender in the sun in the front garden. 3. Beautiful Goldfinch in the garden in the evening sun. 4. Geraniums, other plants in a hanging basket, fuchsia and sedum looking colourful in the garden. 5, 8, 9 and 10. Great views at Lakeside including nice sky scenes. 6. A beautiful male Common Darter I enjoyed seeing on the wood of the bridge north west of Lakeside. 7. Pretty hogweed seed heads.

Two House Martins overhead likely passing through, it feels like yesterday I was excitedly seeing my first of the year here in March and I've had a good year for them here and elsewhere, alongside Grey Wagtail briefly seen on Monks Brook were key bird sightings in a nice varied list seen at Lakeside. Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tit including together in a tree north west of Lakeside, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Moorhen and Great Crested Grebes were other highlights with Starling, House Sparrow and Collared Dove also good to see at home. Probable Red Admiral and a fine view of a shiny hornet were other good insect moments at Lakeside. Grey Squirrel, snail, ragwort, pretty teasel in flower, bramble flower, evening primrose, vervain scarlet pimpernel and a tree full of hawthorn berries were also good to see. I also enjoyed seeing apples strewn over the woodland floor at Lakeside, I took a photo of a conker I used to be fascinated by them as a kid and in autumn would collect them in a jar and count them sometimes.

[bigoldeels]

prettiest flowers in the forest!

[ID: small watercolor illustration of a great white trillium, three pink wild geraniums, and a scattering of blue woodland phlox blooms]

[umbralrosa]

𝟑-𝟓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘.

Tagged By: @s-talking

Tagging: @fallesto, @astra-stellaris, @cursesavior, @azure-steel, @that-butler, @brazenlystrong, @casketdweller, and anyone who wishes to do so

玫:

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒: (I used HTML Color Code website)

Rebecca Purple (#663399)

Dark-Magenta (#8B008B)

Dark-Red (#8B0000)

Black (#000000)

White (#FFFFFF)

𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:

SakuYoru actually has single or double scents going on about them, and is either one or the other or both at the same time. It depends on their mood entirely, and the proper list can be found in the Headcanons link.

Rose and Petrichor

Autumn Leaves and Petrichor

Cherry blossom and Burning wood

Lavender and Geranium

Bergamot and Blood (the coppery smell is very light and hardly noticeable unless you know what to look for or know it's there. The bergamot is used to hide it)

𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐍:

Default Verse (No Armor): Silks, and open, flowy garbs. No accessories except for the sash to hold the mainstay haori in place. Blade-like heels or bare-footed. Undergarments are either none, or a placeholder with a thin layer of the armor to cover the necessary places. They come across as nobility.

Default Verse (With Armor): Skin tight, akin to a second skin yet very rigid and strong, and always matte black. Sharp protrusions on the joints. A tattered black cloak. Occasional menacing mask that merges with the rest of the armor when applied, and appears as though it has a crown with sharp points. The legs appear digitigrade with the 'foot' being a sharp heel or a sharp warped stilt. All of which is not made of normal materials. Appears regal.

Modern Verse: Skin tight clothes (skinny jeans and mesh shirts) and combat boots or vans. Loose shirts and oversized jackets. Shorts and tank tops. A black umbrella or brimmed hat (like a cute witches cotton hat, or a bigger sun-hat). Some of the clothes are torn on purpose for the design. They wear lingerie. A choker can be seen with their mother's crystal pendant hanging from the front (either a stretchy cotton/polyester band, or leather). Think of a cute goth girl tbh.

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒:

Roses

Mother's crystal heirloom, dangling by a thin silver thread.

A weapon (sword, knife, spear, or bow)

Pets (War - An experimental hybrid creature, Amaryllis - Serval, Lovecraft - Crow, or Edalle - Raven)

A book and pen.

𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:

Seemingly immovable, physically and/or emotionally. Comes across as stoic and regal.

A sharp unyielding glare, which intensifies with staring or anger/annoyance. It can be noticed if the eyes begin to slit to points, very much like a cat.

An uncanny-valley type of silence and stillness befitting of a porcelain doll. No emotion. Nothing. Until they do move.

A tense and stiff body, even if the posture comes across as calm and comfortable. A distrust of the world that leaves them ready for anything, but is unpredictable in where that distrust resides. Particularly around people or groups.

Predator-like behavior of an abnormal degree, an apex predator of humans. They are excellent at stalking and hunting, often 'playing with their food' for the sake of emotionally and mentally breaking people, such as circling, a threatening saunter, or letting them 'get away' only to hunt them down when they think they survived. Tending to 'appear suddenly' in the silence and swiftness they maintain when moving at all times, even in broad daylight.

𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒:

A quiet clearing in thick woodlands. At night the moon is center and full, with lunar moths fluttering about in the illumination. Mystifying unknown lie in wait of the light and shadows. Ethereal and otherworldly.

A house or castle in the middle of nowhere surrounded by trees, it's age is there but it is upkept, but seemingly abandoned in the silence that claims it. Maybe it's haunted.

A full, massive library or museum. The table is covered in many notes and books with a single pen, all of which are organized and meticulously placed. It smells like fresh paper and ink, with the sound of a fireplace. Past and present come together here.

A field of white roses, where the foliage is black, and the soil veiled by the full white blooms hide a deep red from the amount of blood spilled over hundreds of years. They move without the need of wind, and the heads moving to watch like eyes. All is not as it seems.

A dark, empty room, save for a single chair and the soft blue-white of a cloudy day filtering in. A window veiled by a thin white curtain is in the corner, the glass wet and dribbling on the outside, with the gentle patter of rain and distant rolling thunder. It's cold, and so very lonely.

[the-crow-in-the-blooming-tree]

❀•° Bee on Woodland Geranium °•❀

𝐎𝐡𝐥𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 | 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠, 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲

❀•°❀°•❀

[vandaliatraveler]

The photos above are from a trek to the summit of Bald Knob in Tucker County, West Virginia earlier today. Bald Knob Trail starts in Canaan Valley State Park and crosses into the Monongahela National Forest before returning to the state park. Many people avoid the steep ascent on foot and take a chair lift from the adjacent ski area instead. I manned up today and made the ascent by foot so I could beat the lazy tourists to the overlook. 

From top: the view from Bald Knob toward Weiss Knob and the Canaan Valley State Park ski area; wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), a clumping woodland perennial with gorgeous violet-purple foliage and elegant, sharply-lobed foliage; minniebush (Menziesia pilosa), an Appalachian endemic with distinctive, white-tipped leaves; painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), which has a fondness for shady spots in the strongly-acidic soils of old forests; pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule), another lover of shady nooks and strongly-acidic soils; and the mysterious depths of the boreal forest at the summit, where Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) and yellow Clintonia (Clintonia borealis), also known as bluebead lily, form dense colonies in the rich humus.

[brightgnosis]

Almost bought some Cosmos for the garden for the year, but I can't bring myself to do it; I feel like it's a stupid, superfluous purchase given rising food prices; like I should be dedicating my space to something better.

But at the same time, I'm so devastated about losing my Lilies over the 2022 - 2023 winter. And so now I'm not going to have any flowers in the garden that are mine except the Woodland Sage ('Caradonna Pink Inspiration') if it comes back like it's supposed to- and maybe the Lilac if it blooms after being murdered by my neighbor last year; the Peony, too possibly, but last year it didn't wind up blooming and I definitely cried about it. Oh, and the Sunflowers that I grow for my Husband.

Outside of that ... My Geranium's dead. I murdered the Icelandic Poppy 80% of the way through the year. And I have no idea if the French Marigold is going to be an annual or a perennial in my area, and no one can seem to give me a straight answer. I'm also not even sure it made it through the year.

Idk. Maybe I'm just feeling the loss of all my Lilies really acutely right now because they meant a tonne to me; every one of them was bought for me by my Husband for my birthdays over the course of our relationship. And now they're all just ... Gone; I'm so glad I tracked the types as he bought them, so I have a list to repurchase them. But still. There was so much there.

Idk. Maybe I should buy myself some Cosmos.

«Oklahoma - Region 2» ⬩ «Grow Zone 7a» ⬩ «Heat Zone 8»

[whiterosebrian]

Woodlands and Wetlands

One of the chapters within that book on capital-r Romantic poetry is about the relationship between humans and the rest of nature.  I noted that most of the poems within that chapter are written in blank verse—that is, lacking rhymes or other common methods of aural patterning.  I decided to write similarly.  Indeed, that is the very reason why I felt a need to pay even closer attention to the rhythms among words and within lines, and I made multiple subtle edits during the typing process towards with that in mind. 

Long ago around the Great Lakes,

Woodlands and wetlands abounded with trees and waters.

Heedless industries flattened the landscape until

It really became a nearly perfect caricature

Of an empty, colorless, insular Middle America.

That surely cannot provide a proper home

For foxes, catfish, maples, geraniums, or humans.

Children see signs for generic businesses

When they look upwards from grounds paved with concrete.

Need I ramble on why it is no proper home?

The rebuilding really will be very long and difficult.

No thoughtful person should deny the challenges.

Wisdom, care, and effort must be given by all.

Need I ramble on why the effort will still be worthy?

It is time to reconcile society with woodlands and wetlands.

[come-outside]

some species seen in dene A last spring, another nearby local dene!

in order:

woodland forget-me-nots

red campion

dame’s rocket

wild garlic, accompanied by a speckled wood butterfly!

wood avens (i think!)

herb robert, a type of geranium

a bugle!

fragrant fringecup

[rabbitcruiser]

Wild Foods Day

Wild Foods Day is celebrated every year on October 28. It is a holiday dedicated to wildflowers, fruits, and veggies. Humans have consumed plants and gathered food from the wild for thousands of years. However, these wild foods are now increasingly appearing on menus in gourmet restaurants and raw food restaurants due to them being trendy. In addition, wild foods are free of preservatives and pesticides, and consuming them contributes to an environmentally conscious lifestyle.

History of Wild Foods Day

Wild foods are believed to have been in existence for over 40 million years. Wild food, generally, can be any edible plant that grows naturally without human intervention or any animal taken from its native environment for human use. It is easy to observe that the Earth is brimming with wild foods. Animals such as deer, elk, goose, turkey, and others are considered wild in the United States. In addition, various fruits and vegetables grow wild in many parts of the nation. Berry bushes of many sorts offer tasty fruits, and mushrooms cover the woodland floor. According to experts, there are approximately 2,000 edible and medicinal mushroom types worldwide. Nuts, herbs, tree fruits, and cactus pads are among more foods that grow independently, even in cities.

In many cases, wild foods are more nutritious than their farmed counterparts. This is most likely due to their natural survival mechanisms. For example, some plants grow thorns or emit an unpleasant odor to prevent predators, while others produce bitter-tasting chemical compounds. These substances are known as phytochemicals, and research reveals that these can offer us health benefits if consumed regularly.

Wild Foods Day started being mentioned regularly in the print media around 1974. Euell Gibbons, a wild food enthusiast, who became a minor media celebrity, most likely inspired the popularity of this day. He is best known for his debut book, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus.” Wild Foods Day is a celebration of all things wild and delicious that the planet has to offer.

Wild Foods Day timeline

40 Million Years Ago Wild Foods Appear

Wild foods are discovered and found in nature.

10,000 Years Ago Farming Emerges

Humans start to farm and grow their food.

1962 “Stalking the Wild Asparagus”

Euell Gibbons publishes this famous book.

1974 Wild Foods Day

The day begins to appear in print media.

Wild Foods Day FAQs

Are wild raspberries healthy?

Yes, they are rich in vitamin C, minerals, and fiber.

Are blackberry and black raspberry the same?

Even though they look very similar, black raspberries and blackberries are two completely different fruits.

What are some wild foods humans can survive on?

Humans can survive on various wild foods, such as bird eggs, wild grapes, wild berries, wild roses, bamboo shoots, wild asparagus, etc.

Wild Foods Day Activities

Learn about wild foods

Find wild foods

Eat wild foods

There is a plethora of information out there on wild foods. The different types, safety guidelines, procurement methods, etc., are interesting to learn about and might come in handy on your next trekking trip.

Using all your newfound information about wild foods, see if you can find any of them in your direct surroundings and analyze whether or not they are safe to consume. This could also be a fun activity to do with friends.

Wild foods are super trendy right now and have health benefits as well. See if your local grocery store has wild berries and other treats for you to indulge in.

5 Fun Facts About Edible Flowers

They can be minty

They can do it all

They can be strong

They can be buttery

They can be soothing

Violets taste like mint and are often used to garnish food for this reason.

Geraniums are great for savory dishes such as omelets, wines, and liquor.

Citrus flowers need to be used sparingly, or they can overpower the entire dish.

A large number of chopped flowers can be used to make flower butter.

Jasmine makes exceptional tea with many health benefits.

Why We Love Wild Foods Day

It is a unique holiday

It expands our palettes

It protects us

Wild Foods Day is a day unlike any other. It draws attention to something so widely available around us and the uses of wild food.

We can often go into a monotonous spiral when it comes to everyday food. A day like this encourages us to step out of our comfort zone and try something new.

Not all that is found in nature is safe. Some of it can be dangerous and deadly too. Wild Foods Day allows us to learn about these do’s and don’ts and preps us for our next wilderness adventure.

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