Father Pitt

Category: Nature

  • Trillium in the Rain

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    A Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) blooming along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.

  • Fiddlehead

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    As nature awakens from her winter slumber, the ferns uncurl their elegant fiddleheads in Schenley Park.

  • Little Waterfalls in Scott Township

    Father Pitt admits to being a sucker for waterfalls, big or small. These are small, but very relaxing to look at and listen to. They’re part of a stream along the Tom the Tinker Trail in the Kane Nature Reserve. You can hear the spring chorus of birds in the background.

    The name of the trail, incidentally, is an allusion to the Whiskey Rebellion. Notes signed “Tom the Tinker” appeared everywhere threatening anyone who complied with the whiskey tax.

  • Waterfall on the Squaw Run

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    A little waterfall on the Squaw Run in Fox Chapel.

  • Crocuses

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    The calendar says a week and a half of winter yet, but the crocuses say spring is here.

  • Water over the Dam in North Park

    Water tumbles down a dam in North Park. Damp weather left the lake full, and the return of snow and cold has not stopped the rushing waters. Below is a still picture of the same scene, for those who prefer their still pictures to be absolutely still.

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  • Bald Eagles at the National Aviary

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    These two female eagles were injured in the wild and can no longer fly. They must think they died and went to eagle heaven, where food comes to them rather than having to be hunted down with infinite labor. This is a quick cell-phone snapshot, and old Pa Pitt apologizes for the quality.

  • Burrowing Owl at the National Aviary

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    She may be only about the size of a common pigeon, but she thinks you’d better not mess with her. This is a cell-phone snapshot, which accounts for the poor quality of the image. But it’s an impressive little bird.

  • Periwinkles in January

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    A periwinkle flower (Vinca minor) blooms in a front yard in Point Breeze, taking advantage of a short thaw.

     

  • Babbling Brook, Dusting of Snow

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    Yesterday’s light snow gave us this pretty scene in Mount Lebanon.