Earth Garden IX: Philbrick Cricenti Bog

I’ve long known that a salt marsh is just about my favourite place to be or see, but only recently — in the last four or five years — have I realised the pull of the bog, or fen, for me.

On Sunday, I walked a bog that I’ve visited perhaps 10 times before, and still there was so much new and interesting to notice. (Click photo to enlarge.)

bog cotton along boardwalk
bog cotton along boardwalk
bog cotton close
bog cotton close
cinnamon fern
cinnamon fern
maybe royal fern?
maybe royal fern?
trillium foliage, ferns, goldthread
trillium foliage, ferns, goldthread
bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) in bloom
bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) in bloom, and goldthread
high bush blueberry flowers
high bush blueberry flowers
wild arum (calla) in bloom
water arum (Calla palustris) in bloom
bog colours
bog colours
pitcher plant bloom
pitcher plant bloom
buck bean in flower
buck bean (Menyanthes trifoliata) in flower
sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) in bloom
sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) in bloom
wild azalea in bloom
wild azalea or rhodora in bloom
wild azalea bloom
wild azalea or rhodora bloom
crow at a distance ... blue jays chased it here
crow at a distance … blue jays chased it here

 

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