A Mid-Spring Wander (yes it is pic heavy :) )

[Mistwalker]

It's mid spring and I am still collecting photos for my flora data base, so I thought I'd share some pics from the last outing.

Clearings and tree lines are always crowded areas with all of the plants competing for the sunlight. So they are always of interest to me.

Blackberry patches are busy places.

Bull thistle still looks like an alien plant to me...

Chickory will never be able to replace coffee for me, no caffeine, but being a devout coffee addict I am still glad I know how to identify it just in case...

Lots of buzzing insects here: flies, bee flies, bees, and hornets.

Wolf spiders are quite common here

Sow Thistle

The garlic is about to start flowering

The onions have been for a while

Couldn't resist playing with the Dandelions...

Much cooler under the shade of the canopy, and it's much easier to eat an apple in peace if you aren't standing a midst a bunch of flowers and bees...

Scottish Thistle growing just inside the interior

A lot of false Solomon's Seal here

The false Solomon's Seal flowers remind me of Foam Flower

Then there is also a lot of actual Solomon's Seal here as well

Poison Ivy could easily be the regional flower, it is quite prolific here. Taking in all of the pollen in the air may even be one of the reasons that most of us here aren't allergic to it. Some large vines will eventually kill the trees they cling to if left unchecked.

Big Leaf Magnolia are called such because...well...they have big leaves. They have the largest simple leaf and single flower of any plants native to North America.

Lunch was pretty simple, just some sharp cheddar, some black forest ham, and some cheese bread from a local bakery.

I whittled a few feather sticks from a seasoned maple branch while I munched, but there was no way I was starting a fire. It was warm, lunch was pre-cooked, and I really didn't have time as I had a lot of ground to cover. Bigger sticks make bigger feather sticks

Some deer remains a little ways off the trail.

A couple of crow feathers

Found this guy happily munching on the bottom of a leaf, I might have scared the piss out of him....

And getting back to one of my favorite clearings I noticed the Wine Raspberries are coming along nicely.

Happy Friday everyone


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[tknife]

Great pics Mist! Your photos are always so vibrant, feels like I'm there.

 

[swonut]

Are you shooting those bugs freehand?

 

[Mistwalker]

Great pics Mist! Your photos are always so vibrant, feels like I'm there.

Thanks T! Glad you enjoyed the post

Are you shooting those bugs freehand?

Unless you see both of my hands in the shot, or possibly a shot of the moon, it was shot freehand

 

[Texas_toothpick]

Thanks mist. Great as always. My kiddo loved the caterpillar photos.

 

[Mistwalker]

Thanks mist. Great as always. My kiddo loved the caterpillar photos.

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed them. Yeah, my daughter got a kick out of them last night

 

[hasco]

Thanks for sharing all the great photos Brian!! The shot of your arm really helps put in perspective how big that big leaf magnolia leaf really is! Beautiful country.

 

[Mistwalker]

Thanks for sharing all the great photos Brian!! The shot of your arm really helps put in perspective how big that big leaf magnolia leaf really is! Beautiful country.

Thanks Todd, I'm glad you enjoyed the post! They are pretty big, that is a small tree too, they get bigger

 

[hunter55]

Amazing photos, excellent trip with you.... (via imagination, of course)... Thanks for sharing!!!, again!

 

[jds1]

Thanks mistwalker, I always really enjoy your photos and narrative.

Jeff

 

[Tekton]

Thanks for sharing these pictures with us. I always enjoy scrolling through your posts.

 

[Onedog]

Another awesome post Brian. You're photos are always outstanding especially what you choose to photograph. Where did you get that cutting board container, btw? Great piece of gear. :thumbup:

 

[Mistwalker]

Amazing photos, excellent trip with you.... (via imagination, of course)... Thanks for sharing!!!, again!

Thank you, very glad you enjoyed them!!

Thanks mistwalker, I always really enjoy your photos and narrative.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff, I am glad you enjoy the posts man

Brian

Thanks for sharing these pictures with us. I always enjoy scrolling through your posts.

Thank you sir, I am glad you enjoy them!

Another awesome post Brian. You're photos are always outstanding especially what you choose to photograph. Where did you get that cutting board container, btw? Great piece of gear. :thumbup:

Thank you Jim! It's a Black & Blum "sandwich on board" lunch box. It was a gift from a friend in Switzerland who also has one like it. I have seen them on a very big online place as well. I am really liking it a lot.

 

[JV3]

right on, brian! thanks for the awesome pics. i'm looking forward to some berries myself and maybe bringing a pancake mix too - something i haven't tried yet in the woods.

 

[Mistwalker]

Thanks Jay, glad you enjoyed them. Berries are awesome that way. Years ago when I pretty much lived in the woods I kept pancake mix as a staple because it only needed water added to work and I could add things to give it a different flavor. Berries pancake with sweet berries mixed in are great without syrup and go nicely with some fried salted pork. Smells great wafting on the air through the woods as well

 

[panzertroop]

awesome shots as always. I look forward to your threads. Thanks

 

[Fiddleback]

Love your threads Brian. Yea, the poision ivy here in the south is bad. It comes up in every flower bed in my yard as well. I constantly pull it up.

 

[Mistwalker]

awesome shots as always. I look forward to your threads. Thanks

Thanks man, I'm glad you like them

Love your threads Brian. Yea, the poision ivy here in the south is bad. It comes up in every flower bed in my yard as well. I constantly pull it up.

Thanks Andy, I'm glad you enjoy the posts. Yeah, really bad here too. If a person didn't know better, they might swear a large portion of what are actually dead trees here in this area were poison ivy trees. The poison ivy growing on them likely contributed greatly to their dying...