Mistwalker
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This sudden relocation has sort of put me in a bind as far as my work goes, so one of the first things that needed to be done – once I had a moment to breath – was to do some recon and see where things stand in the woods here. This was the first full day back in one of my favorite sections of the East Appalachian Temperate Rain Forest. It's a little dry, as usual at the end of summer, but the autumn rains will kick in soon.
I was glad to see I didn't miss out on the Ocoee (North American passion fruit), it has a citrus-y flavor and is one of my favorite wild snacks. It's a vine that will climb anything it can find, even a stalk of prairie grass. It is rather odd looking on the inside...
There is a lot of Staghorn sumac here.
Which is structurally much different from poison sumac.
Still lots of horse nettle around
These guys have great camouflage
Even some of the persimmons are ripe, which was just awesome!
There was a lot of buzzing around the flowers, with bumble bees and bald hornets making most of the noise.
There was a lot of movement in the tall weeds also. I suppose if any of you guys are fellow Twilight Princess fans, you've probably figured out my favorite part of the game
Lots of autumn olive here too, but butterflies aren't the only ones with camouflage. Those who may have severe allergies may want to exercise some caution. Not all of the red things on the trees are berries.
Then on my way back to the truck, I spotted these guys...which made me really look forward to next month
I hope you guys enjoyed the pics, it was good to wander familiar woods again.
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I was glad to see I didn't miss out on the Ocoee (North American passion fruit), it has a citrus-y flavor and is one of my favorite wild snacks. It's a vine that will climb anything it can find, even a stalk of prairie grass. It is rather odd looking on the inside...
There is a lot of Staghorn sumac here.
Which is structurally much different from poison sumac.
Still lots of horse nettle around
These guys have great camouflage
Even some of the persimmons are ripe, which was just awesome!
There was a lot of buzzing around the flowers, with bumble bees and bald hornets making most of the noise.
There was a lot of movement in the tall weeds also. I suppose if any of you guys are fellow Twilight Princess fans, you've probably figured out my favorite part of the game
Lots of autumn olive here too, but butterflies aren't the only ones with camouflage. Those who may have severe allergies may want to exercise some caution. Not all of the red things on the trees are berries.
Then on my way back to the truck, I spotted these guys...which made me really look forward to next month
I hope you guys enjoyed the pics, it was good to wander familiar woods again.
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