Scenes from a Summer’s Hike in Lyndonville

The sign showing the beginning of the trail behind Lyndon Institute

The pond at the beginning of the hike

An invasive snail in the pond

Invasive Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

A pond scene

White water lily

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

White Cohosh (Actaea alba)

A squirrel or chipmunk midden

Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Another midden

Squirrels and/or chipmunks vertically potted dozens of pine cones along the trail and in the woods.

A third midden

Marsh Bellflower (Campanula aparinoides) (Campanula uliginosa)

A view of Burke Mountain

Trail sign in fern forest

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A Flowery Drive

We took a ride one Sunday in July and got a bunch of flowers that are new to my collection of Wildflowers of Vermont (or of the NEK). They will be showing up individually in the PAD blog, but I wanted to share a preview with you all now.

Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus)

Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides)

Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

And my new favorite, which came in white, pink and red:

Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)

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