Photo of the Week: Chrysler Imperial Hybrid Tea Rose

A red hybrid tea rose with multiple layers of deep red petals forming a spiral shape. Deep green leaves under the flower on a background of a white wall.

I suspect this beautiful red Chrysler Imperial rose will be our last hybrid tea rose to bloom in our yard in 2025.

The Chrysler Imperial rose has a citrus scent. It’s an heirloom rose which won the American Rose Society’s James Alexander Gamble Rose Fragrance Award in 1966.

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Photo of the Week: Moon, Venus, and Regulus Conjunction

The waning crescent moon with the crescent on the bottom of the moon stands out against the dark sky. To the right of the moon is the bright light of the planet Venus and in the lower right is the less bright light of the star Regulus.

When I woke up early on September 19, 2025, it was still dark outside. I happened to look up to the eastern sky when I saw the crescent moon with the crescent on the bottom.

Something I don’t believe I’d seen before.

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Photo of the Week: Turkey Sculpture at Environmental Interpretive Center

A shiny silver metal sculpture of a turkey with wings made of layered silver spoons and legs made from rebar. The turkey bends its neck toward the ground as it forages for food. A nearby hollow log made from metal files lies on the ground, with several shelf mushrooms growing horizontally from the log. The sculpture is surrounded by brown wood mulch. In the background are green-leaved native plants and shrubs.

A shiny metallic sculpture of a turkey marks the entrance walkway past the rain garden, a different type of bird for those of us gathered for an early morning bird hike.

Created by local artist Laura Steiner, the sculpture was installed at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) in mid-August 2025.

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