Cape Fear

Some scenes from Cape Fear Point on Bald Head Island

Almost Gone!

While the leaves are turning red, yellow, orange and gold, there are still some hangers-on blooming in the meadow. There were also some drgonflies and butterflies, but they did not want to pose for the camera.

Coreopsis. This has been blooming since June!

Purple-stem aster

White aster

Queen Anne's lace

Goldenrod

Rudbeckia

I will be back in time to see the ghosts and goblins on Saturday.

Bidens Meadow

The front meadow has many goldfinches eating the seed of the Bidens. If you want to collect any seed, now is the time. The Bidens is an annual, and much will probably come up again next year.

This one looks good.

I can count 8 finches in this tree, that flew up from the meadow.

Here is the green stuff that is growing under the annual Bidens, and this will be our meadow next year. Along with some Bidens, if the goldfinches do not eat all the seed.

Oh Deer!

Deer damage to a tree trunk near the P&R parking lot. The bucks rub their antlers on the trunk and can kill a tree this way.

On the Maris Trail, a deer exclosure to keep the deer from eating good plants.

There's p;enty of Jet Bead - deer don't eat it, nor do the birds eat the berries, nor the insects the leaves.

Some pretty fall leaves

Progress at Foulkeways

Up near the post office parking lot they were drilling new geo-thermal wells as the W sections will now be outfitted with geo-thermal.

At the other end of the campus the WVWA was here with surveyers to map high and low areas in the area that will someday be a natural wetland on campus.

Seasonal Scenes

Here are the sweetgum trees that line the drive to Central.

Sassafras

A scarecrow with pigtails!

A windowsill decoration

Crow's Nest

We went for a walk at Crow's Nest with the Natural Lands Trust on what became a rainy day. Then we had lunch in the barn. Crow's Nest is west of Foulkeways near French Creek State Park, and is part of the Hopewell Big Woods Area.

We walked in the woods.

This old ash tree had a swing from the lower branch - now gone.

The corn was a pretty red color.

This old cabin was used to house travelers on their way from Philadelphia to Harrisburg.

Armentrout Preserve

I walked this afternoon at the Armentrout Preserve, which is located 3 1/2 miles from Foulkeways. For directions visit the WVWA site.

Butterflies at Armentrout

Nice to see this American lady so late in the season.

American lady above

Eastern tailed-blue on clover.

Eastern tailed-blue above, the brown color means its is a female.

Loop Trail

Common witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana. The last woody plant to flower, it blooms in October and November. It has a light spicy fragrance.

Wreath goldenrod

Virginia creeper

On the way home

Bees

Two of the hives are fed a mixture of 2 parts sugar to one part water. This will help the bees get through the winter.

Bee drinking.

Mouse guard. The hives are warm and full of food - a nice place for a mouse, not nice for the bees.

Putting on the mouse guard

The last hive was turned around - they all face south now. These bees quickly found the entrance - amazing! In nature the tree doesn't move.