Tag Archives: multiflora rose

Deer have been eating the wild rosebush...

By Dave Bonta | Published January 23, 2012 at 8:12 am

Deer have been eating the wild rosebush again, and the yard is a maze of rabbit tracks. The fog lifts for a minute, then returns.

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Soggy woods under a gray sky. In the...

By Dave Bonta | Published December 20, 2011 at 10:02 am

Soggy woods under a gray sky. In the multiflora rose bush, a junco’s tail keeps flashing white as it struggles for a perch among the thorns.

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Even the invaders’ spring is...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 21, 2011 at 7:33 am

Even the invaders’ spring is late: barberry, lilac, multiflora rose just now leafing out, the hated myrtle purpling what used to be a lawn.

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In the deer-ravaged rosebush in the...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 2, 2010 at 9:31 am

In the deer-ravaged rosebush in the middle of the yard, I spot a bald-faced hornet’s nest, its dark opening fixed on the half-dead cherry.

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A chipping sparrow’s rattle,...

By Dave Bonta | Published June 3, 2010 at 9:19 am

A chipping sparrow’s rattle, regular as surf. In the middle of the yard a multiflora rosebush ravaged by deer proffers its one white branch.

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The doe with twins pauses to graze...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 13, 2009 at 8:34 am

The doe with twins pauses to graze a multiflora rose. The lead fawn follows suit, and I want to cheer. Invasive-eating culture transmitted!

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In the half-light, the faint crackling...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 22, 2008 at 6:35 am

In the half-light, the faint crackling sound of a deer eating a rose bush. A lone Canada goose flies over, honking enough for a whole flock.

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