A perennial frame of reference for the appearance/disappearance of late season meadow flowers (e.g. Ironweed, asters, etc.), this year’s goldenrod lasted less than two weeks, a blooming cycle that often remained active for as long as a month in year’s past.
The work Ana Locci and her staff at Squire Valleevue have accomplished in recent years has been transformative. The changes to the landscape, while subtle, belie the many extraordinary conservation and organic food programs and initiatives in progress. What a great treasure for the CWRU students who are fulfilling Andrew Squire’s vision of a working farm at the same time they are having “grounded” new learning experiences.
The photo was taken early one morning several weeks ago as I had the great fortune and great eye of Kim Bissett to accompany me.
