Back To My Woods

hasco said:
Awesome post Mist! I always look forward to reading your posts and all the flora and fauna you get in there. As someone who lives on the west coast, it is so cool to see what is happening on the other side of the country out in the natural world. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Hasco, really glad you enjoyed the post!


Thomas Linton said:
Thank you.
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You're welcome :)


Uncle_P said:
Great post. Love the long beards. Thanks for sharing.

Preston
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Thanks Preston, glad you liked it :)


tidefan said:
Thanks bro...made me a bit homesick for the area...
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Yeah, I was missing this part of this area very much. Glad I got back in time for autumn :)


Wooly Bugger said:
Awesome photos as always Mist. I'm glad you got out.
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Thanks man, and me too. Hopefully I can get out for an over-niter later this autumn :)


22-rimfire said:
Interesting post and I'm glad you got to hit the woods. Really flat, but that's Michigan. If I knew a precise location and had directions and knew they were blooming, I'd drive all the way up there just to photograph the Showy Lady Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium reginae) [the pink & white ones] for a couple days. I have yet to see them in the woods even though they claim that they exist in far East TN and Western NC.
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Thanks man, and yeah, it's good to see these woods again.


Woods Walker said:
I enjoyed that.
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Cool! I'm glad you did :)


Bush.Hacker said:
Great photos. Surprised that bald faced hornet didn't chase you away.
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Thank you. Oh we have lots of them here, and I spend a lot of time photographing them. I have stood a few feet from the openings of their nests and photographed them coming and going and never had any issues. It's the larger ground hornets we have hear that like to get all up in my ears buzzing checking me out. The bald hornets usually just go about their lives.


neeman said:
welcome back to your home grounds
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Thank you :)


MrFixIt said:
What you call passion fruit, we call them "may pops".
Have a huge patch of them growing near the house where the lawn transitions to a field.
Those horse nettles look familiar. Are they edible?
Thanks for sharing the pics!
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Yep, May-pops is another name for them. The Cherokee called them Ocoee, and named the Ocoee river valley after them. They produce beautiful flowers.

Horse nettle is a toxic night shade, I should edit that in I suppose.

Thank you, glad you enjoyed them!


trestle said:
Must feel good to be back in more familiar territory. The photos are amazing, you have a real steady hand.
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I did enjoy exploring the new woods up there, I have always enjoyed exploration in unfamiliar territory, but there is much to be said for the comfort of wandering long known woods :) Thanks man, I'm glad you liked them!


billym said:
Thanks for posting such great photos.
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Thanks Billy, I'm glad you liked the post.


upnorth said:
Nice post. I haven't bothered with the shaggy Mane blooms as of late. And I stumbled across a nice area of currents while metal detecting a week or two ago. Either time is limited or I wasn't in the mood to pick. It varies from year to year. I do keep a mental note of locations though. The bright yellow dying asparagus is revealing itself once again. I now know of half a dozen spots to check next spring if so inclined.
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Thanks man. Yeah, all of the wild grapes up there will definitely be something I miss. We have quite a few here also, but I really liked those up there.


JV3 said:
good to see you posting again, brian! i almost thought you got buried in all that snow we have up in the north :p

interesting to see another staghorn sumac. the flowery/fruit part looks very different than the furry looking ones we have here...same shaped leaves though.
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Thanks Jay, running four businesses doesn't leave one with a lot of time for a social life. But hopefull since I let one go I will have more time for personal stuff :)


B34NS said:
Great photos!

Serious respect for that edible knowlegde too :thumbup:

I haven't seen Ocoee fruit in a long time!! We used to pay good money for those in kitchens when we could get them. Make awesome jams and preserves
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Thank you! Oh, there is much edible in these woods, one thing I missed was the variety of edible wild plants that I know for sure.
 
Good to see you back on Signal Mountain. I like East TN a lot. My only complaint is the lack of convenient trout fishing like I was used to in Pennsylvania. Driving 2-4 hours is not "convenient". But I have gotten used to that since I have lived in the South for 30 years now. One of my Sisters is planning on retiring around the Smoky Mt NP area. They are looking for a suitable lake front lot to either build or remodel. I love these old Appalachain Mountains.

Didn't realize you were back until I noticed you changed your "location" on your posts again.
 
22-rimfire said:
Good to see you back on Signal Mountain. I like East TN a lot. My only complaint is the lack of convenient trout fishing like I was used to in Pennsylvania. Driving 2-4 hours is not "convenient". But I have gotten used to that since I have lived in the South for 30 years now. One of my Sisters is planning on retiring around the Smoky Mt NP area. They are looking for a suitable lake front lot to either build or remodel. I love these old Appalachain Mountains.

Didn't realize you were back until I noticed you changed your "location" on your posts again.
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Good to be back on Signal Mountain :) , but yeah, I will miss the trout stream in the back yard, as well as the orchard...
 
Hey, Mist, welcome back, physically and virtually.
Great pix as usual.
 
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