Gleaning Facebook: More April at Arrowhead

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Mole Salamander?

Mole Salamander & Terrell

Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Gorgeous Black Rat Snake... another great snake to keep around the house.

Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Thistle

Quaker Ladies (Houstonia caerulea)

I think this is Catesby Trillium (Trillium catesbaei)

Red Clover

Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata )

Thistle

There's a fungus among us!

Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) ?

Crossvive

We are blessed at Arrowhead to partner with the Berry College Bonner Scholar program. Today was the last day at Arrowhead for Bonner Scholar Sean Manion who graduates soon. Sean has helped us at Arrowhead for three of his four years at Berry. We'll miss him. Justen Booket has finished his first year with us. (Comment from Sean: "Glad we got a photo! It's been a wonderful three years and I can't wait to see how the younger Bonners do as they move on!"

Buttercups (Ranunculus sp.) with Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus).

Buttercup, perhaps Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus).

Buttercups (Ranunculus sp.) with Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus).

Buttercup, perhaps Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus).

Itea virginica (Virginia-willow, Sweetspire).

Buttercups (Ranunculus sp.) with Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus).

Buttercups (Ranunculus sp.) with Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus).

The seedhead on this cattail plant has been drying on the stalk all winter and is now using the wind to send its seeds into the sky in search of new wetland homes.

Valerianella radiata (Corn-salad)

Beautiful large King Snake I found at Arrowhead today.

The 350 acres at Arrowhead include many ponds originally intended for the fish hatchery that was there. Now it is a way station for many waterfowl. Right now lots of ducklings are paddling about.

King Snakes are great animals to have around the house. they are gentle critters... except with mice and other prey, including venomous snakes.

A storm's a comin'.