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Jeremy

@jp0610.bsky.social

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Weather enthusiast, native plant gardener, naturalist, cyclist, photographer of the flora and fauna in New England. 📍Waltham, Massachusetts, ecoregion 59, Boston Basin/ Gulf of Maine coastal plain

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 1d

This morning’s sunrise in the Berkshires

A pond; in the distance are orange and red maple trees glowing in the morning light. The water is still and perfectly reflecting the sky and surrounding landscape.

Deciduous trees of varying shades of red, orange and yellow, as well as coniferous hemlock and pine, reflect on the water of the pond. The sky is dotted with pink clouds.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 2d

Very peaceful here. I don’t have a kayak but planning on buying one next year. Savoy mtn closed early this year for renovations but when I stayed there in August I woke up to the sound of loons on south pond and wished I had one at the time.

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 2d

Merlin ID won’t pick up this sound. Goshen, MA, hemlock/northern hardwood forest. Can any #birders help me out here? What #birds am I hearing?

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 2d

The sun rises through the Hemlock trees at DAR State Forest in Goshen, MA. Work has been stressful lately so I took a much needed week off to camp before our state campgrounds close for the season.

Early morning sun shining through a thick forest of Hemlocks

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 3d

Doesn’t get much better than a calm autumn morning in New England

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 3d

A nice start to the day. Cool and clear. The morning sun lights up my neighbor’s Sugar Maple which is beginning to glow orange. Swamp Sunflower and several species of Aster in bloom in the foreground.

The morning sun shines on a Sugar Maple tree with orange foliage at the top. In the foreground, in front of a fence, are Asters, Swamp Sunflower, and the spent flower heads of Bee Balm and Blue Lobelia.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 4d

80° in October> 80° in July. Lower sun angle, lower humidity

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 4d

Passing out Butterfly Weed to the neighborhood. I was given a bunch of seed pods and don’t know what to do with them all. #asclepias #nativeplants

A sign describing the planting requirements of butterfly milkweed with a drawing of the flowers and a monarch butterfly.

Butterfly Weed pods in a green plastic pot. Some seeds that have already split open are in bags to prevent them from flying everywhere.

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 4d

The Black Walnut is having a mast year. I’ll have hundreds of walnuts to pick up today.

Black walnuts scattering the moss covered ground

Black walnuts on the ground mixed in with leaf litter and various ferns and perennials

Black walnuts visible on the ground through some sensitive fern leaves that have been damaged by the falling nuts

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 5d

Spreading Solidago (Goldenrod) as I drive the work vehicle #nativeplants

A bundle of Goldenrod seeds zip tied to the tarp handle of a dump truck

A bundle of Goldenrod zip tied to the antenna of a truck

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 5d

A frosty start to the day in Wayland, MA @wx1box.bsky.social

Patchy frost on the roof of a townhouse.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 11d

I love #vermont because someone mowing their lawn will see you from a half mile up the road, position themselves where you can see them and wave as you drive by

Vermont, never stop being you.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 11d

We need this everywhere. Last year I converted the tree pit in front of my house to native plants. Doesn’t take much space to make a positive impact on wildlife (and our neighborhoods)

We have very narrow sidewalks so I used twine to keep the plants from blocking the sidewalk.

New England Aster, Goldenrod, Mountain Mint, Evening Primrose and Sunflower in a small tree pit on a sidewalk.

Another view of the wildflowers in the tree pit

Many bumble bees on Goldenrod looking for pollen

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 11d

I made a friend today #monarch #danausplexippus

A monarch butterfly rests on my middle finger with its wings open

A closer view of the monarch butterfly resting on my finger

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 11d

Greetings from Vermont🌲

The morning sun peeks through the purple flowers of New England Aster

An open field with a large cedar tree in the center. The sunlight lights up the forest of oak and birch behind.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 12d

Aster, Goldenrod, and Virginia Creeper in my front yard
#nativeplants
#ecoregion59

New England Aster, Smooth Aster, White Wood Aster, Blue Wood Aster (purple and white flowers) , Gray Goldenrod, Wrinkle Leaved Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod (yellow flowers) , Virginia Creeper (the vine with red leaves trailing along the retaining wall)

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 12d

1.55” rain since Tuesday evening. Waltham, MA @wx1box.bsky.social
#MAwx

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 13d

First “rain day” in a while. No better place to spent it than the screened in front porch. #MAwx

Looking through dirty windows spotted with raindrops from a porch. Some yellow and orange fall foliage in the distance.

An open window with a birch and pine tree in the distance.

Another view out the window looking at the front yard, full of shrubs, young trees, and wildflowers.

Dahlias, coreopsis, New England aster, and evening primrose blooming in a flower bed with a large rhododendron in the center.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 14d

(2/2) Old and new plans attached, see alt text.

Both proposals required no parking removal as they were within 20’ of intersections, blocked by flex posts.

My councilor is encouraging cars to park right up to the corner, the very thing that makes this street unsafe to begin with.

Old plans: two full sized bump outs in the parking lane, creating visibility for crossing pedestrians that would be hidden behind parked cars. Granite curbing on both corners prevents illegal parking and protects pedestrian visibility.

New plans: one small bump out on one corner of the intersection, with paint on the other corner signaling no parking, but no flex posts will be installed after construction. The bump out is offset from the crosswalk and the corner of the intersection, and is less than half the width of the “parking lane” it is within.

The current layout on the same corner as the proposal. Flex posts would be removed on this corner, maintaining the white “no parking” lines. A bump out installed across the street where the fire hydrant is. Drivers will be able to park on the white “no parking” lines with no curbing or flex posts.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 14d

(1/2) Welcome to #waltham, where the city government is stuck in the 1970’s. Plans for curb extensions (bump outs) approved by traffic commission in June were “revised” by the (6 term) mayor to cut costs and be less intrusive to drivers. And council folded.

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 15d

I thought the hummingbirds had migrated, but I was mistaken. They found the last plume of Cardinal Flower I have blooming in the yard.
#birds

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Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 16d

I’m going to miss the Cardinal Flowers. See you again in July 2026. #nativeplants #ecoregion59

A single stalk of cardinal flower, with only a few red flowers still open as summer fades into fall.

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 19d

Would be real nice if you could edit a post to add alt text to an image..

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 19d

New England Aster and Wrinkle Leaved Goldenrod. Autumn is here. #nativeplants #ecoregion59

Jeremy @jp0610.bsky.social · 21d

Yes, this one surprised me too. I believe somewhere in VT there is a stand of them that are hundreds of years old, time to go digging in my books.