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Index of Subjects --------=_MBCFA7123E-650D-4CA6-BB0F-2A9F358AACCA Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Paul, Early for grass. Luzula acuminata perhaps. Yt, DW, Kentville ------ Original Message ------ From: "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: 5/3/2018 12:26:04 PM Subject: [NatureNS] A keji Walk >Hi All >Yesterday was my day for a Keji walk and it was interesting. >I followed an neglected trail from long ago - still very >useable but no maintaince but you can step over the downed trees! >The blue butterflies were out and plentiful along the trail. Azures I=20 >think. >They seemed more plentiful near the brook but maybe only by chance. >There is quite a range of blue in them when a group are together. They >sit with their wings folded over their body - really hard to see then.=20 >No >other butterflies came to my attention. >Along the trail is a patch of unusual grass. The pancales have already=20 >shot >out and they are a beautiful color. Black from a distance - dark=20 >purplish brown >up close - only 12 - 15 cm high. I am not sure it is native or if it=20 >got there >compliments of the horses many years ago. >There is a little bridge over the brook - an unassuming structure but I=20 >sat >there for an hour or so watching the White Suckers. A small school in=20 >the area. >Hard to tell how many - they were coming and going. Sort of in the size=20 >of 25 - 30 cm. >Getting ready to spawn - one large one - a female I guess had 5 - 6=20 >suitors in tow. >Look like they vacuum the moss on the rocks for food. Probably how they=20 >got their name. >Grouse drumming here and there with lots of other interesting things=20 >made it a lovely day. >Enjoy the spring >Paul > --------=_MBCFA7123E-650D-4CA6-BB0F-2A9F358AACCA Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head> =20 =20 <style id=3D"css_styles" type=3D"text/css"><!--blockquote.cite { margin-le= ft: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right:0px; border-l= eft: 1px solid #cccccc } blockquote.cite2 {margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px;= padding-right:0px; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; margin-top: 3px; padding= -top: 0px; } a img { border: 0px; } li[style=3D'text-align: center;'], li[style=3D'text-align: right;'] { list= -style-position: inside;} body { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt; }--></style></head><body><di= v>Hi Paul,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Early for grass. Luzula acuminata perhap= s.</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div> <div><br /></div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.s= ympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></div> <div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= </a></div> <div>Sent: 5/3/2018 12:26:04 PM</div> <div>Subject: [NatureNS] A keji Walk</div><div><br /></div> <div id=3D"x6daf1ae615f4456"><blockquote cite=3D"66499003.3133806.152536116= 4615.open-xchange@webmail.bellaliant.net" type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2"> =20 <div> Hi All </div>=20 <div> Yesterday was my day for a Keji walk and it was interesting.<br /> </div>=20 <div> I followed an neglected trail from long ago - still very<br /> </div>=20 <div> useable but no maintaince but you can step over the downed trees!<br /> </div>=20 <div> The blue butterflies were out and plentiful along the trail. Azures I th= ink.<br /> </div>=20 <div> They seemed more plentiful near the brook but maybe only by chance.<br /= > </div>=20 <div> There is quite a range of blue in them when a group are together. They<b= r /> </div>=20 <div> sit with their wings folded over their body - really hard to see then. N= o<br /> </div>=20 <div> other butterflies came to my attention.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Along the trail is a patch of unusual grass. The pancales=C2=A0 have alr= eady shot<br /> </div>=20 <div> out and they are a beautiful color. Black from a distance - dark purplis= h brown<br /> </div>=20 <div> up close - only 12 - 15 cm high. I am not sure it is native or if it got = there<br /> </div>=20 <div> compliments of the horses many years ago.<br /> </div>=20 <div> There is a little bridge over the brook - an unassuming structure but I= sat<br /> </div>=20 <div> there for an hour or so watching the White Suckers. A small school in th= e area.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Hard to tell how many - they were coming and going. Sort of in the size= of 25 - 30 cm.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Getting ready to spawn - one large one - a female I guess had 5 - 6 suit= ors in tow.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Look like they vacuum the moss on the rocks for food. Probably how they= got their name.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Grouse drumming here and there with lots of other interesting things mad= e it a lovely day.<br /> </div>=20 <div> Enjoy the spring<br /> </div>=20 <div> Paul<br /> </div>=20 <div> =C2=A0 </div> =20 </blockquote></div> </body></html> --------=_MBCFA7123E-650D-4CA6-BB0F-2A9F358AACCA--
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