Flowering Dogwood

May 16th, 2008

The Flowering Dogwood tree is the official state flower of Virginia. Technically speaking, the showy white leaves are not a part of the flower; they are actually bracts not petals. But that doesn’t really matter to me.

Flowering Dogwood Tree

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

May 12th, 2008

For some reason, eastern tent caterpillars are attracted to black cherry trees.

eastern tent caterpillar nests

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