Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Early Evening of March 16, 2010
Pictures and notes from my rambles through Reston, VA, its manicured landscapes and weedy roadsides. A celebration of nature in its many-splendored variety! Note that all pictures in the posts are thumbnails; click on them for much higher-resolution versions.
Labels
- Abelia spp. (abelias) (1)
- Acer spp. (maples) (8)
- Achillea spp. (yarrows) (1)
- Ailanthus spp. (trees of heaven) (2)
- Albizia spp. (silk trees) (1)
- Alliaria spp. (garlic mustards) (1)
- Ambrosia spp. (ragweeds) (2)
- Apocynum spp. (dogbanes) (4)
- Aralia spp. (spikenards) (4)
- Asclepias spp. (milkweeds) (5)
- Barbarea spp. (winter cresses) (1)
- Betula spp. (birches) (1)
- Bidens spp. (beggar ticks) (1)
- Brassica spp. (mustards) (1)
- Calystegia spp. (false bindweeds) (2)
- Campsis spp. (trumpet vines) (1)
- Canna spp. (cannas) (1)
- Carya spp. (hickories) (3)
- Castanea spp. (chestnuts) (1)
- Cedrus spp. (cedars) (1)
- Centaurea spp. (knapweeds) (1)
- Cercis spp. (redbuds) (2)
- Chionanthus spp. (fringe trees) (1)
- Cichorium spp. (chicories) (1)
- Cirsium spp. (thistles) (2)
- Commelina spp. (dayflowers) (1)
- Coreopsis spp. (tickseeds) (1)
- Cornus spp. (dogwoods) (4)
- Coronilla spp. (vetches) (2)
- Cotinus spp. (smoketrees) (1)
- Crataegus spp. (hawthorns) (1)
- Dactylis spp. (orchard grasses) (1)
- Daucus spp. (carrots) (1)
- Desmodium spp. (tick clovers) (1)
- Dianthus spp. (pinks) (1)
- Dichanthelium spp. (rosette grasses) (1)
- Diospyros spp. (persimmons) (2)
- Dipsacus spp. (teasels) (1)
- Duchesnea spp. (mock strawberries) (1)
- Elaeagnus spp. (oleasters) (2)
- Eleusine spp. (goose grasses) (1)
- Erigeron spp. (fleabanes) (2)
- Euonymus spp. (burningbushes) (3)
- Eupatorium spp. (thoroughworts) (4)
- Euphorbia spp. (spurges) (1)
- Eutrochium spp. (Joe Pye weeds) (1)
- Forsythia spp. (forsythias) (1)
- Fraxinus spp. (ashes) (1)
- Gingko biloba (1)
- Glechoma spp. (ground ivies) (2)
- Gleditsia spp. (honeylocusts) (1)
- Hedera spp. (ivies) (1)
- Hibiscus spp. (rose mallows) (1)
- Hydrangea spp. (1)
- Ilex spp. (hollies) (2)
- Impatiens spp. (jewelweeds) (1)
- Ipomoea spp. (morning glories) (2)
- Juglans spp. (walnuts) (2)
- Juniperus spp. (junipers) (2)
- Lagerstroemia spp. (crape myrtles) (2)
- Lamium spp. (deadnettles) (2)
- Lepidium spp. (pepperweeds) (1)
- Lespedeza spp. (bush clovers) (3)
- Leucanthemum spp. (daisies) (1)
- Liquidambar spp. (sweetgums) (1)
- Liriodendron spp. (tulip trees) (5)
- Lobelia spp. (lobelias) (1)
- Lolium spp. (ryegrasses) (1)
- Lonicera spp. (honeysuckles) (2)
- Ludwigia spp. (water primroses) (1)
- Magnolia spp. (magnolias) (4)
- Malus spp. (apples) (2)
- Melilotus spp. (sweet clovers) (1)
- Metasequoia spp. (dawn redwoods) (1)
- Microstegium spp. (stiltgrasses) (1)
- Morus spp. (mulberries) (1)
- Musa spp. (bananas) (1)
- Narcissus spp. (daffodils) (1)
- Nelumbo spp. (lotuses) (1)
- Oenothera spp. (evening primroses) (1)
- Osmundastrum spp. (cinnamon ferns) (2)
- Oxalis spp. (woodsorrels) (1)
- Parthenocissus spp. (Virginia creepers) (3)
- Persicaria spp. (smartweeds) (3)
- Philadelphus spp. (mockoranges) (1)
- Phleum spp. (timothy grasses) (1)
- Phyllostachys spp. (bamboos) (1)
- Phytolacca spp. (pokeweeds) (3)
- Picea spp. (spruces) (2)
- Pinus spp. (pines) (6)
- Platanus spp. (sycamores) (2)
- Polygonum spp. (knotweeds) (1)
- Potentilla spp. (cinquefoils) (1)
- Prunus spp. (cherries) (8)
- Pyrus spp. (pears) (1)
- Quercus spp. (oaks) (4)
- Ranunculus spp. (buttercups) (2)
- Rhododendron spp. (rhododendrons/azaleas) (1)
- Rhus spp. (sumacs) (4)
- Robinia spp. (black locusts) (2)
- Rosa spp. (roses) (3)
- Rubus spp. (raspberries/blackberries) (5)
- Rumex spp. (dockweeds) (1)
- Salix spp. (willows) (1)
- Sassafras spp. (sassafras) (3)
- Secale spp. (ryes) (1)
- Setaria spp. (foxtail grasses) (1)
- Sisyrinchium spp. (blue-eyed grasses) (1)
- Solanum spp. (nightshades) (3)
- Solidago spp. (goldenrods) (2)
- Sorghum spp. (sorghums) (1)
- Strelitzia spp. (birds of paradise plants) (1)
- Styphnolobium spp. (pagoda trees) (1)
- Symphyotrichum spp. (American asters) (2)
- Taraxacum spp. (dandelions) (2)
- Taxus spp. (yews) (1)
- Toxicodendron spp. (poison vines) (2)
- Trifolium spp. (clovers) (1)
- Tripsacum spp. (gamagrasses) (1)
- Tsuga spp. (hemlocks) (1)
- Tulipa spp. (tulips) (1)
- Typha spp. (cattails) (1)
- Verbascum spp. (mulleins) (1)
- Viburnum spp. (viburnums) (5)
- Vinca spp. (periwinkles) (1)
- Viola spp. (violets) (1)
- Vitis spp. (grapes) (5)
- Wisteria spp. (wisteria) (1)
About Me
- Reston Wanderer
- I am not a trained field botanist or master gardener. Rather, I am trying to teach myself the joys of botany as I amble through Reston, mostly from my residence (on Charter Oak Court) to my place of work (on Robert Fulton Drive), but also on occasion to grocery stores or other nearby places. For the most part I seek to avoid using an automobile (given concerns over both global warming and peak oil), and instead rely on public transit and my two feet to get around. This slows me down sufficiently so that I can actually pay attention to the many glories of nature around me, which abound even in this ecologically impoverished suburban setting. In essence, my argument is the same that Henry David Thoreau made 150 years ago: even when you live simply, eschew modern means of travel, and confine yourself to a tightly circumscribed fragment of an ordinary landscape, you can still find exquisite beauty and endless diversity, if you will but pay attention to what is around you.