Invasive October 28, 2013 by gaby in Concord and tagged American bittersweet, autumn, bittersweet, black, brown, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastrus scandens, climbing, dry, fall, fallen, fence, field, fruits, grass, green, introduced, invasive, iPhone, leaves, light, metal, native, orange, Oriental bittersweet, red, similar, sun, tendrils, trailing, trees, vines, wood, yellow | 1 Comment Pretty invasive: Celastrus orbiculatus, the Oriental bittersweet. It displaces the similar looking American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
Juicy May 15, 2013 by gaby in Cape Cod and tagged AF-S VR Nikkor 70-300mm, berries, black, blue, brown, drop, droplets, entangled, fruit, green, greenbriar, greenbrier, nature, Nikon D5000, rain, raindrops, red, smilax, spring, tangled, tendrils, thorns, vine, wet | Leave a comment The beauty of the beast, aka Smilax. It looks innocent but the thorns are vicious!