Kip’s Comments - April 6, 2025

Listen For A British Accent

I don’t often sleep well at night and haven’t for a long time. Rather than toss and turn for hours, I sometimes turn the TV on to watch outdoor and nature photography videos. For reasons I have not determined, it seems the majority of the videos are produced by folks residing in Europe or Scotland with many having a British-sounding accent.

Recent videos originating from over the pond have featured wildflower photography, particularly “snowdrop” blossom imaging. Snowdrops are plants I do not remember seeing before. Yet, when I found them today I knew immediately what they were - all because of the YouTube videos.

I found them so I photographed them. I also explained to a grandson how the snowdrops and Siberian squill growing nearby were non-native… pretty, but non-native.

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Just as pretty, if not more so since they are native plants, were the bloodroots in full bloom.

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And, I photographed my first woodchuck of 2025 today too.

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