Category: Seasons
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Bloodroot
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) sounds like a plant from Professor Pomona Sprout’s Herbology class at Hogwarts. It is definitely a real plant. In reading Wikipedia, one learns that the red sap can kill skin cells but may find some use in helping with cancer. This plant was near the entrance where the path branches towards the pond.
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Springtime on the Pond
Springtime in the animal kingdom means a time of rebirth. This was evident from this picture taken on April 26, 2024 at the pond by Pat of a mama and her 9 ducklings.
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Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk – Birding and Mindfulness
Thanks so much for attending our Birding and Mindfulness Walk held on Saturday, April 20 – 10:00 am. Hope you had as good a time as I did! I looked up the swallows that were so gracefully flying over the pond and then, prompted by a list of swallows, clearly remembered that they were Rough-Winged swallows.…
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Impromptu Garlic Mustard Removal
On April 18, 2024, Judy had an impromptu an invasive garlic mustard pulling workday event. Thanks to all who heeded the call.
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Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk in Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area
This was the first of four Serendipity Walks held on Saturday, April 6. These are some of the things we saw:
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2024 Spring Serendipity Walks in Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area
Join us for one or a series of leisurely walks for folks who want to explore this neighborhood treasure – Families welcome, but please leave your pets at home. Meet at the main entrance to the woods: West of Scarlett Middle School; south of the bus turnaround loop. A Spring walk in the woods is…
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Night Walk in the Woods
Ann Arbor got four inches of snow on January 30, 2024. That night, I went for a night walk in the woods with my family. We walked the loop trail and then the trail to Turnberry. One of my favorite spots to see on the Turnberry trail is the view of the marsh from the…
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The Pond on February 04, 2024
Picture of the pond on February 4, 2024 taken by Sarah Redman. I love the depth of field in this image. From seeing the leaves in the ice at the bottom to the horizon.
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Acorn Weevil
For those of you who are curious about those little round holes that appear in acorns and hickory nuts, here are the two videos that will identify the source of these holes. If you forage for nuts without holes and store them in a bag, you may end up with a bag full of holey…
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Dekay’s brown snake
Tuesday afternoon was a glorious sun-filled late October event that cried out not to be wasted. With that in mind, Judy took Pat up on an invitation to join her Scarlett Nature Club for an after school walk in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. Pat, Treasurer of our newly founded Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods group, is also…