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LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ECLIPSE IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Mt Moriah Cemetery

Having the van being serviced at the Ford dealership in Southwest Philly. I am currently in Mount Moriah cemetery to view the eclipse. Right when the maximum coverage of the eclipse was to occur a very large and thick cloud moved in and covered the entire thing. I was able to get a picture or two about 15 minutes later through the very, very thick clouds- just enough of them opened up that I could see it through the haze so I was able to render an image!! Here it is!

I was happy to grab a nice sharp picture, even if it is only of half of it.

This is the vantage point where I am sitting on a staircase beside two large tombs.

Here is my viewing location!

As an aside from today’s main event, a few yards away from where I viewed the eclipse is the Sinclair plot . Last year I removed a lot of the vines that were covering it. I made a post about it in the Sanguine Root and some of you may remember that post. Here is an update of the condition of the plot. I think it is looking pretty good!

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SHENKS FERRY WILDFLOWER PRESERVE APRIL 7, 2024

We arrived at the preserve around 2:30. The Lancaster Conservancy volunteers have picked about 20 bags of garlic mustard! The conservancy had a table set up and they gave us a free pouch of purple cone flower seeds!

Susquehanna Trillium, freshly blooming!

Trout Lily

A panoramic view!

The weather was nice and sunny and it was around 60° with a light wind

Mertensia virginica

Phlox

Trillium

Isabelle

A view of the creek

A morphological display of the bluebells. The cliff in the background provides a nice dark backdrop to show off this plant!

The emerging fronds of a Christmas Fern

The Conservancy has done a good job of blocking off rogue trails that usually end up getting plants crushed. They also closed off the old road making for a more pleasant hike. There is also a lot of educational material and signage to help people discover different plants. I only saw one crushed Trillium very close to the pathway. In years past, we would see dozens. They are also giving a daily tour on weekends this month.

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OUR GARDEN IN PHILADELPHIA MARCH 26 2024

Bluebells blooming! Below Bloodroot blooming ! Dutchman’s Breeches and Blood root !Twinleaf blooming below that. It is amazing how well these spring ephemerals are thriving in our West Philadelphia, rowhouse yard. It must be noted that while we are on the plateau, the fence of our yard, and the row houses are providing a ravine-like atmosphere that provides the protection, that some of these Ephemeral ravine-thriving plants need.