[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main  Pat’s Prairie page.]

1/2/2005  After an ice storm

1/2/2005

2/14/2005

4/3/2005  Burning the brush pile from last fall’s clearing project

4/3/2005  The burning brush pile

6/5/2005  Mike mowed a path so we could walk along the top of the field, right along the edge of the woods.  It turned out to be difficult to walk there – very tilty, so we never mowed that path again.

7/18/2005  This is the first year we didn’t mow at all, except the paths.

7/18/2005

8/7/2005  View from above – looking down from Indian Grass Point

8/21/2005  Blue Lobelia and Brown-eyed Susan

8/21/2005

8/24/2005  The dominant grass right now is Indian Grass.  The prairie forbs are still there, but some of the most troublesome plants, like Canada Goldenrod, are shorter and less vigorous.

Indian Grass flowering

8/24/2005

8/24/2005  White Gentian and Canada Goldenrod

8/29/2005

9/25/2005

9/25/2005  Frost Aster

9/25/2005

10/3/2005  After a shower

10/9/2005  New England Aster