Deedee Burnside writes: "That is Virgin's Bower or Old Man's Beard, Clematis virginiana, native.

"There is another one, Clematis terniflora, that is a non-native, also
growing at The Celery Farm."

"See 'Identifying Native Plants At The Celery Farm Natural Area,' page 11." (Thanks, Deedee!)

The Celery Farm is covered with a foot-and-a-half-thick blanket of snow, with drifts nearly twice that in places.

My wife and I cross-country-skied about a third of the way around -- tough going.

I took some pix. More follow "on the jump."

Saw these along the FitzPatrick Trauil past the Constantine bench late last month. They were a cross between dandelion puffs and milkweed silks.

Can anybody identify them?

Woke up, saw this out the window.

Nice to live next to the Celery Farm.

Jerry Barrack has provided a second photo of our Monday Morning Mystery raptor. I know I was going to post the "answer" Tuesday days ago, but thought we might as well stretch this a little.

(Scroll down for the orginal post or click here.)