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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01C9F74C.38356B90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Hans, Ruth & All, June 27, 2009 Your 'ancient moss' might be _Selaginella rupestris_; the third = location in NS and the first off of Digby Neck if it is. Hopefully Ruth can confirm or correct. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hans Toom=20 To: Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca=20 Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:57 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Photos I hiked the coastal barren yesterday between Duncan's Cove and Ketch = Harbour and return, mostly inland away from the foggy cliffs. I wore my = hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and arrived back at the car = with soaking feet and pant legs. Many of the nesting birds have already = fledged and left, including the Lincoln's Sparrows. How quickly it all = happens, after our birds arrive from the south they begin a frantic race = against time to prepare strong migration ready offspring poised to head = south in the late summer and fall. The highlight of my hike was the first Grass Pink Orchid of the = season, about a week or two early according to my information. I only = saw the one on the three hour hike. Laura and I found what we believe is a common ancient moss at Chebucto = Head. It's the first photo in this set so any help in identifying it is = appreciated.=20 Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to the Golden Heather at Chebucto = Head. We found and photographed it on Thursday evening, a magnificent = plant, as are all flowering heaths and heathers. During my trek = yesterday I found more of this plant although never in large bunches. Blue Flag Iris is in bloom everywhere but the best display of all is = in our backyard bog. Our property extends back 650 feet from the road = into the middle of this bog. You can get in serious trouble if you walk = out too far. But there were at least 50 of the iris in one group and = lots of Dragon's Mouth Orchids. Hans http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114322571 _________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada Website: http://hanstoom.com=20 _________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.83/2191 - Release Date: = 06/21/09 05:53:00 ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01C9F74C.38356B90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16850" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Hans, Ruth & = All, =20 June 27, 2009</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Your 'ancient moss' = might be=20 _Selaginella rupestris_; the third location in NS and the = first off=20 of Digby Neck if it is.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Hopefully Ruth can = confirm or=20 correct.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, = Kentville</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DHtoom@hfx.eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans=20 Toom</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca">Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 27, 2009 = 12:57=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Nature = Photos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hiked the coastal barren yesterday = between=20 Duncan's Cove and Ketch Harbour and return, mostly inland away from = the foggy=20 cliffs. I wore my hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and = arrived=20 back at the car with soaking feet and pant legs. Many of the = nesting=20 birds have already fledged and left, including the <STRONG>Lincoln's=20 Sparrows.</STRONG> How quickly it all happens, after our birds = arrive=20 from the south they begin a frantic race against time to prepare = strong=20 migration ready offspring poised to head south in the late summer and=20 fall.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The highlight of my hike was the = first=20 <STRONG>Grass Pink Orchid</STRONG> of the season, about a week or two = early=20 according to my information. I only saw the one on the three = hour=20 hike.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laura and I found what we believe is = a common=20 ancient moss at Chebucto Head. It's the first photo in this set = so any=20 help in identifying it is appreciated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to = the=20 <STRONG>Golden Heather</STRONG> at Chebucto Head. We found and=20 photographed it on Thursday evening, a magnificent plant, as are all = flowering=20 heaths and heathers. During my trek yesterday I found more of = this plant=20 although never in large bunches.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Blue Flag Iris</STRONG> is in = bloom=20 everywhere but the best display of all is in our backyard bog. = Our=20 property extends back 650 feet from the road into the middle of = this bog.=20 You can get in seriou