Trees! Wonderful Trees!
Dogwood Blossoms Robert Green of Greenhaven Tree Service joined us for our Trees Open House Saturday, and everyone had a wonderful time learning about the individual trees at the Nature Preserve.…
The Original Twitterer!
The Tree Swallows are back in Kentucky, and this pair likes to sun and preen on the power lines just outside the Nature Center at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve. Adults…
Early Birds and Blooms
Spring Beauty 2012 will be remembered as the year with no winter. The warm temperatures are ushering in Spring and all its blossoms and bird migrations at least 2-3 weeks…
What is that Purple Patch?
"What in the world are all those purple flowers growing in that field?" When we drive along country fields that have not yet been sown in a crop, we often…
It’s a Bloomin’ Flower!
Wood Poppy We tend to take flowers for granted. They are pretty and smell nice in the spring. We like to have them in our gardens.We know that flowers must…
One Week Later…
During the last week, we've had rain, snow, sunshine, warm temperatures, and cold temperatures. In other words, typical for late March in Kentucky. The spring wildflower season is progressing too. Last…
Early Spring Wildflowers
Early spring flowers are often called ephemerals because they bloom for such a short time. The Bloodroot is a great example of this, since the blossoms will last only one…
The Sunny Side of the Creek
As the warm sun calls you to walk in the forest, look carefully in the leaves along the trail. Those leaves make a brown blanket for all the spring wildflowers…