We hadn’t realized we had any pawpaw trees until yesterday, when I found these several fruits on the ground by the bench in the meditation garden. The leaves were familiar enough, although I had previously mistaken their trees for hickory saplings. Apparently both the skin and seeds are poisonous. Sandy cut two open for an inside photo, and we carefully tasted, spitting out the seeds. It’s somewhere between pineapple and banana. I went looking for more, and found the set on the left, below, at least long enough to snap the picture.
Nature
Lunch Spot, Sept 2nd
Southern end of the 7-mile Youghiogheny Reservoir, Addison, Pennsylvania. I was too quick to snap the water-skiier.
Turtle Creek at Murrysville
Sept 1st, after recent rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida
Baseball Fredericksburg
Rose of Sharon
The Golden Rain Tree
The Golden Rain Tree at the Belmont visitor center — Koelreuteria paniculata.
Mimosa morning
7am July 7th at the northwest end of Harwill Drive
First thing dog walk
Belmont’s Eagle
Ospreys
Westmoreland State Park, Virginia: ospreys atop beach pavilion, and cliffs along Potomac River.