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I posted some satellite imagery over here that you might find interesting.

Hmm. I don't think I can see it being sand blackberry. It looks like R. cuneifolius has prickly stems, which this did not. This has sturdy, woody stems. My best guess was Crataegus uniflora, maybe. It shows up in Howard Boyd's book, anyway. And it has some local observations.

Some kind of hawthorn? Toadflax? Black locust?

Just following along as I'm trying to learn a bit and I find this interesting. Especially that they probably got the identification wrong! I think the professor was likely correct. The acorns look more like Shumard Oak. Seems like another way to tell would be to look at the terminal buds...

I tried last night, but there was really nothing to be done about the clouds. I thought maybe I would be able to find a hole, but no such luck. As was mentioned, there was some light in the northwest sky - but I am pretty sure this is just light from Philly hitting the clouds. It seems like...

That is beautiful. I love when it's all opened up like that.

It reached G5 (the highest category) a couple times.

If only we had clear skies. Even a 10% chance is pretty rare.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/science/solar-storm-earth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q00.ShLL.bkZI727ZAHKQ&smid=url-share It's unlikely that even a G4 event like this could make the aurora borealis visible as far south as the Pines, and the weather this weekend will not be cooperative...

The pollen is really in full swing right now. It's like a green snowfall. We need a nice rain shower to help wash it away.

Isn't almost all of that due to inflation? $240,000 in 2002 is equal to about $417,000 in 2024. So actually the increase is more like 5%.

Walked along the Mullica today. Also saw Hudsonia, and sand myrtle. Did not see a whole lot else in bloom.

They are all over the place here as well. This big guy was showing off.

Yesterday, success. Just needed to shift the search a bit further into the swamp. This spot is really, really nice. The cedars, and the flowing water, and the pink. Just serene. It's great to see so many, even though most are not in bloom.

There is another one of those near the Batona Camp. Is it for groundwater testing?

If you want even more specifics, I think at around the 4:20 mark he is probably right here. I could be wrong though. There are a couple of spots in the preserve that look just like that. I love it back there, it's very pretty. And fishing is allowed. Watch for bald eagles, they may compete with...

Looks to be the Parker Preserve.

I returned yesterday to check. Still looking good, but they are not ready yet. The area is a lot more flooded right now. Couple of other things.

If it's alright to resurrect this thread: I read this post some time ago, and thought that this lead sounded interesting enough to plan a future visit to Winterthur at some point. Yesterday I visited the estate (which is very beautiful, by the way) and also made an appointment with the library...

I think it depends on what you mean by habited...the Lenni-Lenape go back a long way :)