{"id":14774,"date":"2021-11-08T05:04:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T10:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14774"},"modified":"2021-11-08T05:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T10:04:07","slug":"it-is-the-bittersweet-time-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14774","title":{"rendered":"It is the Bittersweet time of year\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=14773\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1635863461&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0067114093959732&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6575\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?fit=904%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=904%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?resize=904%2C678&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_6575.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You know, changing the clocks, dark until well after coffee time, frost every night\u2026and, in the fields and forest, the Bittersweet fruiting out. You have to suspect that anything that gaudy that grows so prolifically and saps the life out of native trees and overwhelms native bushes is invasive\u2026and indeed, this is Asiatic Bittersweet, and pure bitter for our natural habits\u2026nothing sweet about it. I photographed this plant climbing all over the fence lines at Laudholm Farms in Wells, Maine. iPhone SE with Sirui 10x macro lens. Apple Camera app with Smart HDR engaged. 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