'Life On Distant Hill’ Blog
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Observing Nature on Distant Hill
All of the photos in this blog were taken by me on the 155 acres that comprises Distant Hill. There always seems to be something I find on my daily walks that sparks my interest, and I find myself wanting to know more about it. This Blog combines my photos with the information I have found online about the subjects I photographed. I always try to include numerous links to the interesting websites I came across in my research.
There are so many interesting thing in nature right in front of you, if you just keep your eyes open. One doesn't have to go far from home to find something new and fascinating.
Michael Nerrie
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Grow Better Vegetables
By Leaving a Dead Log Near Your Vegetable Garden?
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Bird's Nest Fungus
Common and Beautiful...but Tiny and Hard to Find
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Stretched Pebbles
A Unique Geological Feature of Distant Hill
Life on Distant Hill Blog ...Bronze Fern
A Very Unique Native Fern...Uncommon but not Rare
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Common Split Gill Mushroom
The World’s Most Common Mushroom?
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Vernal Witch-hazel
The First Flowers of Spring at Distant Hill
Life on Distant Hill Blog... Methane Gas and Climate Change
Are the wetlands at Distant Hill emitting Methane Gas and contributing to climate change? The answer to that question might be yes!
According to Wikipedia, one of the most significant natural sources of atmospheric methane are wetlands, and they remain a major area of concern with respect to climate change. The methane is released as organic material in the wetland slowly decompose and ferment in the oxygen poor environment found there.
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Native Jack-in-the-Pulpit
A Poisonous Native Plant (unless you are a bear)
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Bluebird Nesting Update
A Peaceful End to the Nesting Box War
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Potatoes and Dandelions
Plant Potatoes When Dandelions Bloom
Life on Distant Hill Blog ... Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar
I Can’t Make Heads or Tails of It
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